- Value [1] Open Forum
- There is no existing forum that crosses geographical regions and market boundaries (K-12, higher education, corporate job
training) and that includes educators, technologists, vendors, and policy makers and the associations that represent these
stakeholders.
- Value [2] Open Participation
- Members-only organizations close their processes to give paying members a "return on investment." LETSI believes that in today's
education and job training market, an open participation model is required to support market variation and bottom-up innovation.
- Value [3] Open Software
- Open software standards that can be freely customized are critical to support market diversity and to give innovators a level
playing field. Unlike many trade associations and standards bodies, LETSI work products are licensed under a business-friendly,
industry-standard, permissive license, with "no strings attached."
- Value [4] Innovation
- Trade associations support existing business models and established institutions. Dramatic innovations, less so.
- Value [5] Standards
- It takes years for standards to mature and enjoy broad adoption. LETSI will not develop standards, but will expedite the adoption
of available standards in learning technology and related fields like HR and Knowledge Management.
- Value [6] Community-based Software
- LETSI's modern, community-based software model will shorten the adoption cycle and enable less costly and more consistent
implementations.
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