Introduction
5.1 Overview Of Learning Management System
What is an LMS?
A learning management system (LMS) is a software application for the
administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, and delivery of educational
courses, training programs, or learning and development programs. The learning
management system concept emerged directly from e-Learning. Although the first LMS
appeared in the higher education sector, the majority of the LMSs today focus on
the corporate market. Learning Management Systems make up the largest segment of
the learning system market. Learning management systems were designed to identify
training and learning gaps, utilizing analytical data and reporting. LMSs are
focused on online learning delivery but support a range of uses, acting as a
platform for online content, including courses, both asynchronous based and
synchronous based. An LMS may offer classroom management for instructor-led
training or a flipped classroom, used in higher education, but not in the corporate
space.
5.2 Advantages Of Learning Management System
Advantages
There are six major advantages of LMS: interoperability, accessibility,
reusability, durability, maintenance ability and adaptability, which in themselves
constitute the concept of LMS.
Other advantages include:
• Learning activities can be shared and/or re-used among courses. By reusing
content, much time and effort in lesson preparation can be saved and the cost of
developing online content is reduced.
• An LMS allows flexibility of access from anywhere with internet access and
usually at anytime.
• An LMS supports content in various formats: text, video, audio, etc.
• One can access materials anytime, from everywhere, teachers can modify the
content, and students can see the updated material.
•The evaluation of students is easier and fair, based on student attendance and
online quizzes.
• Students and teachers can re-use the material every time they need
• students can learn collaboratively by setting up a School website with the LMS
software and helps "Keeps organizations up-to-date with compliance regulations. If
your organization must stay up-to-date with current compliance regulations, then a
Learning Management System can be an invaluable tool. Compliance laws chance on a
regular basis, and updating a traditional course to reflect these changes can be a
time-consuming chore.
5.3 Disadvantages Of Learning Management System
Disadvantages
Although there are many advantages of LMS, authors have identified some
disadvantages of
using this system.
•Implementing LMS requires a well-built technology infrastructure. Teachers have to
be willing to adapt their curricula from face to face lectures to online lectures.
• Some organizations don't have the appropriate infrastructure to develop LMS, so
it may be difficult for them to operate in this environment and adopt their
curricula .
• Some current research suggests that online teaching leads to an increase in
teacher workload.
Conclusion
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