In this time, we attend to a explosion of e-learning and the e-learning tools, the time of HTML editors is finished. Now the if you only focus to content authoring, you don't need web programming knowledge, new tools called "Rapid Learning" can do it for you.
eXeLearning
eXeLearning is a free tool for 
course authoring, you can edit the content using "MS Word" like editor, inserting JAVA, autoevaluation quizz, custom text, activities, etc... All that you edit is stored in on file (as MS Word .doc), then when you finish, you can publish the content as SCORM, LMS or simple web content in a zip. You can change the templates, and it is very easy to use.
WebSoft Courselab
With Courselab you can make the content with an interface similar to PowerPoint, inserting animated tutors, tests, SCORM progress. The content is order by slides. When you insert text, external files, etc... you decide where you put the content in the screen.
Finally you can publish the content as SCORM package or web site. You need a free code registering in the web of Courselab.
Camtasia Studio 3.1.3
Techsmith has decided offer this old version of their program of screen capture, free, you only need a free registration here and you get the licence in your e-mail. With Camtasia you can record the screen, insert tags, markers, set an index of the content, export later to quicktime mov, avi or Flash. Download.
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