Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs Udemy Business for enterprise learning
A side-by-side of Udemy Business and ExpertEdge for enterprise learning content: what each does well, where each falls short, and how to choose.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
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Content Strategy
The B2B learning content stack most enterprises miss
Enterprise L&D teams have approached content procurement the wrong way for a decade. What a mature B2B learning content stack looks like, and the layers most enterprises are missing.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs Coursera and edX for B2B learning
A side-by-side of Coursera, edX and ExpertEdge for enterprise learning content: what each does well, where each falls short, and how to choose.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs Pluralsight for technical learning
A side-by-side of Pluralsight and ExpertEdge for technical learning content: what each does well, where each falls short, and how to choose at depth.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs LinkedIn Learning for technical teams
A side-by-side of LinkedIn Learning and ExpertEdge: where each wins, where each falls short, and how to choose for technical and senior audiences.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs OpenSesame for L&D leaders
A side-by-side of OpenSesame and ExpertEdge: what each does well, where each falls short, and the criteria that should drive your decision as an L&D leader.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Comparisons
ExpertEdge vs Go1 for engineering and L&D leaders
A side-by-side of Go1 and ExpertEdge for enterprise learning content: what each does well, where each falls short, and the question that should decide it.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Content Strategy
What the death of static PDFs means for B2B learning
The static PDF has had a long run as the default B2B learning format, and it is now the wrong choice. Why PDFs are being replaced and what the shift means for L&D procurement.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
L&D Strategy
LinkedIn Learning vs Pluralsight vs alternatives
Buying technical training content? The shortlist is usually LinkedIn Learning, Pluralsight and something else. Here is what each does well and how to choose.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
AI
Are eLearning companies serving fast food for the mind?
When eLearning optimises for watch time and completion, real understanding erodes. Why engagement metrics and AI shortcuts undercut deep learning, and what to do instead.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
L&D Strategy
How to evaluate technical training content
Evaluating technical training content for developers is harder than other B2B learning content. A practical guide to the criteria that matter and the framework that usually misleads.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
L&D Strategy
Why your engineering team isn't engaging with the LMS
Enterprise LMS platforms have an engineering engagement problem, and it isn't that engineers don't want to learn. Why technical teams route around the library and what fixes the gap.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
L&D Strategy
The hidden cost of cheap B2B learning content
The cheapest B2B learning content library is often the most expensive thing an L&D team buys. How low engagement, capability gaps and credibility loss dwarf the licence saving.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Content Strategy
Book-to-course transformation: what it takes to do well
Book-to-course transformation sounds simple and rarely is. What good transformation actually requires, why most attempts fall short, and how to evaluate providers.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
L&D Strategy
OpenSesame alternatives for L&D leaders who need depth
OpenSesame covers broad workforce learning well, but specialist and senior audiences often need more depth. Here are the alternatives and how to evaluate them.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Content Strategy
What expert-led learning actually means
Expert-led is one of the most abused terms in B2B learning content marketing. What it should mean, why most providers fall short, and three questions that expose the truth.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
L&D Strategy
Go1 alternatives for engineering and technical teams
Go1 covers broad enterprise L&D well, but engineering teams often need more depth than an aggregator provides. Here are the alternatives and their trade-offs.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
L&D Strategy
How to choose an enterprise learning content library
Choosing a B2B learning content library is harder than vendor sales calls suggest. A guide to the audiences, criteria and trade-offs that separate strong libraries from average ones.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Integrations
How to add the ExpertEdge library to ILIAS
A step-by-step guide for ILIAS administrators on adding ExpertEdge as an LTI tool, returning the connection details, and launching the full course library inside ILIAS.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Integrations
How to add the ExpertEdge library to Stud.IP
A step-by-step guide for Stud.IP administrators on adding ExpertEdge as an external tool, returning the connection details, and launching the full course library inside Stud.IP.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Integrations
How to add the ExpertEdge library to Canvas LMS
A step-by-step guide for Canvas administrators on adding ExpertEdge as an LTI app, returning the right Canvas details, and launching the full course library inside Canvas.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Content Strategy
Why B2B learning libraries fail engineering teams
Most B2B learning libraries were bought for broad workforce needs, so engineering teams route around them. The fix is a content stack that pairs breadth with real technical depth.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Learning
See the ExpertEdge Essentials video player in action
Watch a short demo of the ExpertEdge Essentials video player running inside your LMS or LXP, with course navigation, progress tracking, and content from Packt and ACI Learning.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Learning
Why we created ExpertEdge
The story behind ExpertEdge: how structured content from Packt and partners becomes interactive, up to date courses that run natively inside your LMS or LXP.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Learning
A new way to learn, built for today's learners
See how the ExpertEdge course player delivers multimodal learning through your LMS, with text, video and assessments in one flow. Watch the short demo.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
AI
Are you ready for content that never stops evolving?
The shift from finished courses to fluid, modular content that updates itself, and what it means for educators and L&D leaders building the next learning catalogue.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
AI
Can AI outperform human editors? We put OpenAI to the test!
A Packt experiment pitting OpenAI's o1-preview and o1-mini against human editors on code validation, clarity and fact-checking, with honest notes on cost and speed.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Learning
MIT study reveals reading improves learning over video
A field study by MIT found that reading outperforms video for long-term recall, suggesting that enterprise training should pair short films with text and focus on retrieval practice rather than watch time.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Learning
The surprising secret that keeps learners reading
Font size, line length and column width quietly decide whether learners finish a lesson. What 250-learner trials and Baymard research reveal about reading and recall.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
Learning
What Gen Z wants from libraries (hint: it's not just books)
Students now turn to short videos and interactive tools for fast answers. How university libraries can pair the depth of books with the speed of digital learning.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder
AI
Will AI spell the end of publishing as we know it?
Packt's VP of Partnerships on why generative AI makes author attribution the thing that will separate publishers who last from those that fade.
Oli Huggins
CEO and Founder