Open eLMS Reviews

I really like this product. It does what it does, very well. The AI courses generate text on screen, with image in the background and voiceover. You can link case studies and videos.
The more precise the AI input prompt, the better the output. You can then add your own text, links and screens as you wish.
I should note that this is an LMS course generator and not a LMS hosting tool (This was my initial misunderstanding). You can use the courses in the .com version of the site, but note that it's best if both email addresses match and you should use a business address (not gmail.com).
Therefore this is a five taco offer that generates great business value.

I’m honestly surprised this product has received four- and five-star reviews on AppSumo. I purchased Tier 3 with high hopes and excitement, but my experience was disappointing.

I followed all the steps to create a course, even uploading a full PDF to provide structured content. Unfortunately, the results were far from usable. I’ve tried similar tools before, and while they weren’t perfect, they were significantly better than this.

I have nothing against the company or its founders, but I genuinely struggled to see how others are rating this so highly. If your goal is to generate a low-effort course with minimal involvement, this might work. However, the e-learning market is highly competitive, and success depends more on marketing and client acquisition than just content creation.

If you rely on AI to build an entire course with little input, you’ll likely end up with something low-quality that needs to be sold at a very low price—raising questions about profitability. Perhaps it has value in certain niche areas that don’t require complex knowledge, but in my opinion, AI alone isn’t advanced enough to handle this process effectively without significant human effort.

This is just my honest take after testing the product.

I've been using Open eLMS for a while, and it’s truly transformed my approach to course creation. The platform is incredibly intuitive, allowing me to design professional-looking courses with just a few clicks. The layout is user-friendly and comprehensive, making it accessible even for beginners.

One of the standout features is the ability to customise almost every aspect of the course. From editing text and images to adding various media types, the flexibility is impressive. The AI-generated images are particularly noteworthy, offering multiple styles that can be tailored to fit the content perfectly.

While there are some minor limitations in image editing and generation, the developers seem committed to continuous improvement. The roadmap indicating future enhancements is promising, especially with dynamic text formatting and video download options on the horizon.

The customer support is responsive and helpful, providing prompt solutions and valuing user feedback. This adds to the overall positive experience with Open eLMS.

Overall, Open eLMS is a fantastic product for anyone interested in creating engaging educational content. With its rich features and ease of use, it's a worthy investment for educators and content creators. The 60-day money-back guarantee is a nice assurance for new users to try it out risk-free. Highly recommended!

It really is as easy as a few clicks and relatively minimal information to generate a professional looking course. The information is laid out well and seems to be comprehensive. I've just played around with it so far and am impressed.

I would like to edit the narrative of the presenters if possible in the future and tweak the intonation of the voice over. I'd also like to have the option for text to be presented in different ways, for instance, words enlarging on the screen when the voice over discusses a key point or zooming in from the side, etc. I realise it's currently possible to delay presentation of text by adding a delay. The only other request would be the option to download as a video and I understand that's on the roadmap so will be an option in the future.

This is great software for anyone interested in course creation. It is a solid 5 taco product and incredible value for money. The points I've listed are just what I would like for it to be perfect.

When I first purchased this, I created a course which was easy, but than after I explored all the options to create pictures and all the editing, I absolutely LOVE THIS!!! It is totally AWESOME and easy to use, edit, and customize which will take the auto-generated course and put it on steroids.

You can upload PDF documents or paste in text have a course created for you.

Visit this site to learn about all the functionality of Open eLMS: https://openelms.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/OE/pages/299073539/How-to+articles

You before publishing the course, you can go through each slide and replace the pictures with those in the list --OR-- better yet, there's a button you can click on to have the AI generate a picture using several different style: Realistic, Illustrative, Cartoon, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, and many others. You can generate a different picture for each style or multiple pictures from the same style and choose the one you like best.

After you course is created, you can customize almost everything just by clicking the pencil icon to customize. You can add in MP4 videos, YouTube videos, Vimeo videos. You can add multiple videos to the same slide and resize them to your liking. You can add images and animations. You can click the gear icon to access more editing options: Interface and Functionality. Under Functionality, you can choose different narrators - the voice that reads the script.
When editing, the left hand pane will list all the elements on the slide. Click on each element, then on the right hand side, there is an Edit button to customize. Most things can be edited just by double-clicking on it, except for the background. To edit the background, you must select the background selection in the left, then click the edit button on the right.

You can change the presenter and the presentation style and where the presenter will be in screen. (The presenter is not the same as the narrator).

On each screen, you can edit the text the narrator will read and you can format the text with different colors and highlights, bullet points, numbered lists - just like with Microsoft Word or Google docs.

The background image can be change via a Library, Envato, or your own uploads. Just click the plus symbol to upload your pictures. All pictures you custom created previously before publishing are available in the Library in addition to many many others. You can use the search function to bring up pictures you want.

Customize Quiz Questions and Question types:
At the end if the course, if you chose to have questions created, you can customize the questions and add more questions.
Question types: multiple choice, True/False, Multiple Response, Fill-in-the-Blank, Word Bank, Matching Drag-and-Drop, Sequence Drag-and-Drop

You is also an AI assistant to answer questions.