OpenSesame vs. Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic

OpenSesame

Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
OpenSesame	Score 7.0 out of 10	N/A	OpenSesame, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, offers online training courses for businesses.	N/A
Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic	Score 9.0 out of 10	N/A	myON News engages students in daily nonfiction reading with high-interest news articles that expand their knowledge of the world while building their content-area, digital, and media literacy skills. With five age-appropriate news articles delivered each weekday, 52 weeks a year, plus a searchable archive of thousands of published articles, myON News helps students stay up-to-date on the latest news, discoveries, world events, sports, and more as their build critical literacy skills.	N/A

Pricing

OpenSesame

Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
OpenSesame	Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Community Pulse
	OpenSesame	Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
Top Pros	Pro Good quality	Pro Seamless transition Pro Picture quality Pro Multiple options
Top Cons	Minus Available in multiple Minus Multiple languages Minus Mobile devices	Minus News articles Minus Keep adding Minus Hard to use

Features

OpenSesame

Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic

Learning Management

Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
	OpenSesame 7.0 1 Ratings 19% below category average	Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic 8.9 1 Ratings 5% above category average
Course authoring	8.01 Ratings	7.31 Ratings
Course catalog or library	9.01 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Player/Portal	3.01 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Learning content	8.01 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications	8.01 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics	8.01 Ratings	9.11 Ratings
Social learning	00 Ratings	9.11 Ratings

Best Alternatives
	OpenSesame	Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
Small Businesses	iSpring Suite Score 9.4 out of 10	iSpring Suite Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Infosec Skills Score 9.9 out of 10	Infosec Skills Score 9.9 out of 10
Enterprises	Infosec Skills Score 9.9 out of 10	Infosec Skills Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
	OpenSesame	Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
Likelihood to Recommend	7.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (3 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (2 ratings)

User Testimonials
	OpenSesame	Renaissance myON® News, Powered by News-O-Matic
Likelihood to Recommend	OpenSesame Very good selection of products. However, some products which we thought were available in both English and Spanish were not, or there was an undisclosed added cost for providing the product in Spanish as well as English. More transparency needed on this. Incentivized AG Adin Goldberg SVP and CHRO Read full review	Renaissance Learning I think this is a great tool for middle school students, as they are starting to become aware of the world around them and topics that are going on in our country and world. In this digital age, students need to learn the difference between "fake news" and unbiased news reports. The interactive features, as well as letting them read articles based off their interests, is perfect for middle school aged children. Incentivized AA Amber AuBain Teacher Read full review
Pros	OpenSesame Very good selection of video products. Good quality. Incentivized AG Adin Goldberg SVP and CHRO Read full review	Renaissance Learning A variety of article 3 different Lexile levels English and Spanish Incentivized JESSICA MARTINDALE Teacher Read full review
Cons	OpenSesame Some products are not available in multiple languages or, if they are, there are additional charges or fees. Some videos do not play easily on certain mobile devices. Incentivized AG Adin Goldberg SVP and CHRO Read full review	Renaissance Learning Maybe if they added a local or state feature... MW Martina West Teacher Read full review
Support Rating	OpenSesame No answers on this topic	Renaissance Learning Renaissance has always had a great online help section with videos and articles. They also have an online community for users to discuss ways to use their products. They have free webinars available to users as well. Most one-on-one learning sessions are done by our instructional facilitators in our county Incentivized AA Amber AuBain Teacher Read full review
Alternatives Considered	OpenSesame OpenSesame partnered with our LMS platform provider, and the provider recommended OpenSesame, so we use them. Incentivized AG Adin Goldberg SVP and CHRO Read full review	Renaissance Learning I like myON News more than any other product due to the variety of articles along with providing different Lexile levels. The Comprehension questions are also a great added feature. This is the complete package website, you have everything you need in one site. Students do not have to go to multiple websites to complete the activities. Incentivized JESSICA MARTINDALE Teacher Read full review
Return on Investment	OpenSesame Assisted us in compliance with harassment training requirements. Incentivized AG Adin Goldberg SVP and CHRO Read full review	Renaissance Learning The kids are up to date on events. MW Martina West Teacher Read full review
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