Learning Management System (LMS)
A (L)earning (M)anagement (S)ystem is a system used to manage classroom and online delivery of education. It generally consists of a roster, calendar and assignment list. It can also be referred to as an LCMS (Learning Content Management System) or CMS (Course Management System), not to be confused with a Content Management System.
Sibling (including current) terms:
- Analytics
- Business Systems
- Cloud
- Content Management System
- DOI
- DRM
- Distribution Technology
- Electronic Data Interchange
- Learning Management System (LMS)
- Metadata
- Mobile
- POD
- Printing Technology
- Production Technology
- RFID
- Rich Media
- Social
- Soft Proofing
- Student Information Systems
- XML
Broader terms:
Resources
- Angel Learning: LMS and ePortfolio company acquired by Blackboard in 2009.
- Blackboard:
- Desire2Learn: More than an LMS...
- Moodle: Moodle is a free, Open Source course management system designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities The platform has been localized in over 75 different languages and has a very active international community of adopters. Because there are no large scale U.S. service vendors for the Moodle platform, it is generally only considered in smaller installations. However, the U.K.’s Open University recently adopted Moodle as a standard and has committed to contributing code and resources back to the project.
- Sakai: Popular OpenSource learning management system. Sakai is sponsored by a consortium of schools, including MIT, Stanford, and the University of Michigan. It is gaining large-scale adoptions at major Non-Profit Higher Education universities, driven by two major service vendors – R-Smart and Unicon.
- WebCT: WebCT has merged with Blackboard. All information is now on the Blackboard web site.
- eCollege: eCollege provides a comprehensive, on-demand eLearning solution to online education institutions.