SkillsCommons comparisons
SkillsCommons is compared head-to-head with MERLOT, OER Commons and LibreTexts and more: 7 head-to-heads in Open Educational Resource Platforms, each with the specs and prices we checked.
SkillsCommons head-to-head
- SkillsCommons vs MERLOT
- SkillsCommons vs OER Commons
- SkillsCommons vs LibreTexts
- SkillsCommons vs Curriki
- SkillsCommons vs BCcampus Open Collection
- SkillsCommons vs Lumen Learning
- SkillsCommons vs CK-12 FlexBook 2.0
SkillsCommons vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Remix and adaptation | Publishing workflow | Download formats | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SkillsCommons | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | zip, imscc, doc, docx, pdf, mp4, mov, ogm, webm, flv, avi, mp3, ogg, flac, wav | 8.6 |
| 1 | MERLOT | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Common Cartridge, PDF, Zip, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, RTF, TXT, CSV, SAV, SCORM, website, audio, video, image | 9.4 |
| 2 | OER Commons | Yes | Free | 9.3 | |||
| 3 | LibreTexts | Yes | $15/user/mo | 9.2 | |||
| 4 | Curriki | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 5 | BCcampus Open Collection | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | PDF, EPUB, Microsoft Word | 8.9 |
| 6 | Lumen Learning | Yes | Yes | PDF, EPUB | 8.7 | ||
| 8 | CK-12 FlexBook 2.0 | Yes | Free | 8.5 |
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