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General information / LMS criteria
Analyzing and evaluating LMS: How to choose the right LMS?
This presentation was given at the 2012 AECT Conference. It discusses how to evaluate and select a Learning Management System (LMS) based upon an organization’s needs and learning goals. This presentation illustrates how to identify the learning needs of an organization, compare these needs with available LMSs, select potential LMS options, and evaluate these options based upon a presenter-provided rubric. It also shares emerging trends with Learning Management Systems.
"Key Takeaways
The LMS industry is now a billion dollar plus industry.
There are hundreds of LMS solutions out there.
Moodle, Edmodo, and Blackboard are the big names in the industry.
The most popular tool is not the most popular on social media. See: Edmodo vs Moodle
Scroll down to the bottom to see the difference between who follows these companies on different social networks. View the LinkedIn stats in particular."
"Open Source technology is technology where the source code is “open”, that is, the code is available to the public and free to be modified. Improvements can be made by developers and it can be spread or sold to the wider community. So, why should an organization choose an open source Learning Management System as opposed to a homegrown or proprietary LMS? "
"Important LMS features depends on your specific requirements. For example, a LMS solution that is successful for a University it does not mean that it will be successful for a large organization. This is why I listed the 99 LMS features in alphabetical order and not in an importance order."
A selection of most popular LMS
A selection of most popular LMS according to the article "The 20 Best Learning Management Systems"
"Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites."
"Edmodo helps connect all learners with the people and resources needed to reach their full potential."
"Wherever your learning takes place, Blackboard provides the tools that elevate education for all.
We believe that learning should be available to access anywhere, at any time, and offer learners the best possible experience. And we’re passionate about the way technology can enable that across universities, school classrooms, professional training and public sector environments. What do you need to achieve?"
"Skillsoft is a pioneer in the field of learning, delivering highly effective content through innovative technology."
"Take learning beyond the campus by connecting a global ecosystem of resources,
services and applications – built for the way you teach and learn."
Sakai is a community
that exists to enhance teaching, learning, and research.
The global community comes together to define needs of academic users, create software tools, share best practices and pool knowledge and resources in support of this goal.
Each day community members share thousands of interactions – building and improving the software, requesting help, collaborating on projects, and enjoying the relationships that result from this work.
While we acknowledge that it is sometimes difficult to find the right engagement point to enter the community, please reach out. Each new participant brings knowledge and perspective that benefit us all.
LMS - ONE-BY-ONE
Moodle
Wordpress / LearnDash
Self-hosted / Wordpress extension
Drupal / ELMS
Self-hosted / CMS Extension
"Succinctly, an LMS is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of education courses or training programs. There are an incredible number of LMSs available to choose from; some proprietary, some open source, some completely custom built, some entirely off the shelf. Traditionally, LMSs have focused more on content delivery than content management, which is part of the reason we found that almost no academic institution is entirely happy with the LMS they chose to implement. Said another way, a complete solution for an academic institution involves the best aspects of CMS and LMS, and traditional LMSs have been very poor at CMS functionality."
55 items | 15 visits
Learning Management Systems (LMS), Open Source Solutions, Moodle, Drupal ELMS, Wordpress and others...
Updated on Apr 14, 14
Created on Nov 10, 13
Category: Schools & Education
URL: