Comparative ratings (from highest to lowest rating).
COMPARATIVE RATINGS (from highest to lowest rating)
Title / Topic Pros Cons Overall Rating
SimuLearn's Virtual Flexible and Pricey 4
Leader / Leadership adaptable Not a
resource stand-alone
Rich content base solution
Powerful learning
experience
GlobeSmart / Balanced content Very high 4
International Excellent site price
Business and content No graphics to
design speak of
New features
regularly added
Productive Business Unusual approach Minimal 4
Dialogue / Uses case study interactivity,
Communication Skills Reasonable lots of text
pricing
Building Community / High production Not a 3.5
Diversity values mainstream
Excellent diversity
instructional program
design
The Cultural Excellent Not a 3.5
Navigator / supplement for stand-alone
International cross cultural solution
Business training Pricing not
Huge amount of transparent
content
ExperienceChange / Well-designed Pricey 3.5
Change Management simulation Niche product
Good feedback
Stimulating
learning
experience
ExperienceCSR / Well designed Pricey 3.5
Ethics Useful for Not a
multiple training stand-alone
objectives solution
Innovation: Wow! Interesting, Peters can 3.5
Projects with Tom well-designed annoy
Peters / Project course Omits
Management Different take on technical
project skills of
management project
management
Leadership in Action Compelling, Information 3.5
/ Leadership realistic overload
Designed for Pricey
integrated Not a
approach stand-alone
solution
Making Web Content Important, More breadth 3.5
Work / Online immediately than depth
Learning useful content
Excellent design
Timely feedback
Managing Difficult Good content Minimal 3.5
Conversations / Neglected topic interactivity,
Communication Skills Reasonable lots of text
pricing
Myths, Facts, and Clearcut Dated video 3.5
Impacts / Sexual instruction and graphics
Harassment Comprehensive
Reasonable
pricing
Preventing Workplace Authoritative Not a 3.5
Harassment / Sexual content stand-alone
Harassment Engaging graphics solution
and interactivity
Excellent
customer service
Situational Easy to use Courseware may 3.5
Leadership / Thorough not be as
Leadership interesting as
a simulation
Content may
not fit your
approach/beliefs
Not a
stand-alone
solution
Time Value of Money: Excellent Requires 3.5
Fundamentals / instructional financial
Finance design calculator or
Great match of spreadsheet
technology and
content
Uses case study
Reasonable
pricing
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