Learning Management Systems

A Learning Management System is a great tool for learning environments. It allows for flexibility in the delivery of content because the administrator can edit what they need on the website, and design the system to suit their needs. It also allows for better management of assessment as it can be uploaded to the website and held there. It also makes collaboration easier between students, not only in the same classroom, but across campuses. This is because it allows for students to send messages, open chat rooms and have discussion forums.

There are two types of LMS- Proprietor and Open Source. Proprietor systems, such as BlackBoard and WebCT are generally expensive, however they have good documentation and back up support, however lack flexibility. An Open Source system, such as Moodle, is quite the opposite. They offer high flexibility and have low running costs, however lack the back up support and documentation. However both of these systems mostly provide password protection to administrators, which allows safeguarding to any and all documentation on the system.