eKnowledge

What eKnowledge is

eKnowledge is a course marketplace and learning management system from eKnowledge, based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It serves learners, instructors, tutors, employees, employers, and institutions, with courses that can be instructor-led, self-paced, blended, or fully online. Educators can upload SCORM content or create courses with the platform’s authoring tools. The system supports SCORM and lists xAPI, cmi5, and iSpring among its course standards. Learners and educators can follow activity, resource progress, and completion; educators can also manage assignment marking and grade moderation.

Discussion forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and teams support course interaction. Integrations or file management include Google, Zoom, MS OneDrive, Dropbox, and Google Drive. The interface is responsive on desktop and mobile, and course content and users can be multilingual. Organizations can use a white-label learning management system with a branded domain and a portal tailored to their training strategy. Administrators can set roles and permissions, and eKnowledge advertises round-the-clock support throughout the year. The service offers a free plan, subscriptions, certificates, and business plans. Its listed organization plans set limits on instructors, students, courses, bundles, subscriptions, and consultancy hours.

Who it suits

eKnowledge suits independent instructors who want course creation, learner progress tracking, and course sales, as well as organizations managing employee or institutional training. Its mixed teaching formats, collaboration tools, and branded portals also suit teams delivering courses in different ways.

Limits

Instructor Freemium includes 3 courses, 1 bundle course, 1 subscription course, and 5 consultancy hours, with a minimum 35% sales commission. Organization Freemium includes 2 instructors, 25 students, 5 courses, 2 bundle courses, 3 subscription courses, and 5 consultancy hours, with the same minimum commission. Paid plans also have stated limits on courses, bundles, subscriptions, consultancy hours, and organization seats.

Getting started

1. Visit the eKnowledge website.
2. Choose whether to use the platform as a learner, instructor, or organization.
3. Select a free plan or a paid instructor or organization plan.
4. Use the web platform, or access it on Android or iOS.
5. Create or upload course content, or browse courses as a learner.

Verdict

Choose eKnowledge if you need a course marketplace and learning management system with several teaching formats, authoring tools, progress tracking, and organization branding. Instructors should weigh the minimum sales commission on the free instructor plan, while organizations should compare their instructor and student needs with each plan’s stated limits and monthly price.