CoreLMS OpenSource Repository Now Live
The CoreLMS Open Source Code Repository is now live and available here:
https://github.com/malpasocodes/core-lms
The code and documentation are available under an MIT open source license. This means that you can use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the software, subject to the conditions of the MIT license.
CoreLMS also includes a pipeline for ingesting OpenStax titles. The MIT license applies to the CoreLMS codebase, not to OpenStax content. Anyone using OpenStax material should review and comply with OpenStax’s own licensing terms.
The README files contain instructions for installation and deployment.
What is CoreLMS?
CoreLMS is both a demonstration platform and an experimental platform.
As a demonstration platform, it is intended to show that the “core” functionality of an LMS is now easily replicable using AI-agentic tools. CoreLMS is the working proof.
As an experimental platform, CoreLMS will evolve in two directions: first, to make better use of AI; and second, to incorporate learning science principles more deeply into teaching and learning workflows.
Why an MIT Open Source License?
CoreLMS will remain open source. I chose the MIT license because I want CoreLMS to be easy to use, adapt, extend, and commercialize. The goal is not to restrict what others can build from it. The goal is to lower the barrier to experimentation.
If the core LMS is now a commodity, then the real opportunity lies elsewhere: in better learning design, better feedback systems, better assessment practices, and better integration with AI-powered tools.
I welcome contributors who are interested in building a more open, learning-centered alternative to the conventional LMS.