Universities are dying for an alternative to Blackboard that has some reputable company behind it.
What exactly do you mean when you say "universities"? There is the IT dept, the students, the staff, the budgeting people--each with their own motivations. My experience has been that Blackboard has the IT depts. and the budgeting people across the schools in their pocket. The only people that hate Blackboard are students and professors. Unfortunately they dont seem to have much pull or motivation to force a change.
There are good and even free alternatives to Blackboard but that's not enough to kill or even injure blackboard.
What exactly do you mean when you say "universities"? There is the IT dept, the students, the staff, the budgeting people--each with their own motivations. My experience has been that Blackboard has the IT depts. and the budgeting people across the schools in their pocket. The only people that hate Blackboard are students and professors. Unfortunately they dont seem to have much pull or motivation to force a change.
There are good and even free alternatives to Blackboard but that's not enough to kill or even injure blackboard.