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Lore is an online learning tool that incorporates social networking features.〔 〕 It was originally launched as Coursekit in November 2011. The company aims to be a platform where learners and instructors can continuously share educational content in a simple and social online environment.〔 〕〔 〕 Joseph Cohen, Co-founder and CEO, says: “Our vision is to be a platform for learning in whatever form”.〔 “We want to build what Facebook has done for your personal life, but for your school.”〔 The company was originally known as Coursekit, but changed its name to Lore, meaning knowledge shared between people, in April 2012. The company rebranded in order to encompass adoption of the site by groups who learn and teach outside the traditional “course”.〔 〕 As of April 2012, the Lore network includes thousands of courses at over 600 colleges and universities, as well as classes created by student groups, bible study groups, and other organizations. Lore also employs over 100 college students to help encourage adoption of the site on their campuses.〔 Lore offers its learning platform for free, marketing it directly to professors.〔 〕 Lore’s main competitor is Blackboard, an online platform for courses that has dominated the Learning Management Systems market since the late 1990s.〔 In March 2013 Lore announced it had been acquired by Noodle Education.〔http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/15/princeton-review-founders-startup-noodle-acquires-lore-to-build-an-education-marketplace/〕 == Platform == The Lore platform allows teachers to create a website for their course. Its software then gives instructors the ability to start and facilitate student discussions, collect assignments, and share class materials. It also allows students to collaborate online, ask and answer each other's questions, share relevant content, and chat with one another.〔 In addition, Lore enables its instructors to make their course(s) freely available to the general public through their website.〔 〕〔 〕 Of particular note, the gradebook function has been removed in the current version of the platform. In the near future, Lore plans to develop a platform that incorporates learning communities outside of the classroom, specifically those found within universities.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lore (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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