The Open LMS Product team is happy to announce the release of WORK 4.1:

Release Schedule

• Sandbox Upgrade: Tuesday, March 04, 2025
• Production Upgrade: Tuesday March 18, 2025

Major Features

Upgrade to Core 4.5.2

As part of this minor release, Open LMS has upgraded its platforms and reviewed the code of version 4.5.2, adding the corresponding fixes, improvements, security patches, and important backports.

The previous major version of WORK was based on Moodle™ 4.3, so this release incorporates all the changes in 4.4 and 4.5

Release Notes
For the full releases notes from Moodle.org, please see:

Moodle™ 4.5.2 Release Notes

Open LMS Highlights

Open LMS Mobile App version upgrade

We have updated our mobile App Moodle™ version to 4.5.0 for iOS and Android devices. You can download it in the Android and Apple stores.

Note: new version is in stores.

Please visit https://moodledev.io/ for the full release notes.

Moodle™ App 4.5.0

Open LMS Instructor-Led Training

Our Open LMS Instructor-Led Training feature is now available, making it easier to integrate instructor-led sessions into your LMS to support blended learning approaches.

Key Functionalities Available:

Multiple Instances & Tracks

• Add multiple instances of the plugin to a course page
• Create multiple “tracks” within each instance
• Set up multiple dates/sessions within each track

Capacity Management

• Define session/track capacity based on room/location availability

Role & Permission Control

• Manage custom fields based on context (e.g., tenant-specific values)
• Assign roles and permissions (not limited to full admins)
• Enable context-aware user assignment with enrollment validation
• Ensure assigned users have valid course enrollments

Completion & Attendance Tracking

• Configure completion criteria per track
• Track attendance for individual sessions

User Registration & Notifications

• Email confirmation & calendar invite for track registration
• Configurable messaging with rich text support for available notifications
• Notifications on bookings, training tracks and sessions.

Report Sources

The Open Reports engine now supports six IledT report sources: IledT Activities, IledT Attendances, IledT Attendees, IledT Sessions, IledT Tracks, and IledT Wait-list.

Starting in version 4.1, Open LMS plans to enable this feature by default on new sites. In the long term, this feature will replace the Face-to-Face module. For clients who want to start using it, a migration tool is available to convert Face-to-Face activities into ILDET activities.

New option in Training frameworks to limit valid completions to a specific category

This new option allows you to associate a framework with a specific course category, ensuring that only courses within that category count toward the completion of the framework.

Enabling this feature simplifies management for organizations with overlapping timeframes for programs or certifications, providing better control over which courses contribute to each framework.

For more details on how to use Training Frameworks, please visit: Open LMS Knowledge Base.

New Payment Gateways in eCommerce

Our eCommerce solution now supports two additional payment gateways: PayPal and Authorize.net. These new options provide greater flexibility for processing transactions, enhancing the payment experience for both administrators and end users.

New: eCommerce Notifications for Benefits

We’ve introduced a new set of eCommerce benefit notifications to keep users informed about expiring and expired benefits. The following notifications are now available:

• Benefit about to expire (redeemer)
• Benefit about to expire (purchaser)
• Benefit expired (redeemer)
• Benefit expired (purchaser)

The recipient of each notification depends on the context. For example, a purchaser may receive updates about a product they bought, while a redeemer (voucher beneficiary) is notified about their benefit status.

Additionally, these notifications can be customized based on user preferences using variables to personalize messages.

Updated plugins

Additional fixes and improvements

Issues Identified for Resolution After Release