Learning Management Systems

As with many things in life, elearning has its benefits and drawbacks, but in this case it’s extremely important to perform a careful analysis as the future of your company or training program and a lot of money is at stake. Take a look at these elearning challenges and opportunities!

So, your school, college, company decided they need eLearning on Moodle, and you were put in charge. How difficult can that be? Or, maybe you found yourself in a job role where working with Moodle is your first introduction to eLearning, and you are struggling with the user-unfriendliness of this popular LMS? If you find yourself creating courses in Moodle, here are the key five pointers to keep in mind.

This article explores five simple tips for boosting engagement with online training, inspired by a recent session at LMS provider BlueVolt’s annual LEAP Ahead conference. This brief article explores principles of the cognitive science of virtual learning that are easy to implement into any new or existing elearning program.

How do you know if you are using a Learning Management System or a Virtual Learning Environment? Is there a difference? In fact there are big implications about the type of learning inherent in the name.

Scalability is one of the most sought-after requirements when it comes to selecting a Learning Management System today. In this blog post we will look at this concept and why it’s important to have a system that can adapt to changes in the corporation and corporate training programs.

Studies in the US have shown that organizations that adopt eLearning experience cost savings of around 21% and also save learners’ study time. At the same time there is increased effectiveness and productivity – they see a 32% increase in the time between training and that training being implemented on-the-job. Unfortunately however between 50% and 80% of all L&D activities are what’s referred to as “scrap learning” because the lessons from that learning are never actually applied on-the-job. That amounts to a substantial waste of Learning and Development budget! So how does an organization provide L&D but do it well?

A fair number of people who seek out an open source LMS have a major misconception that it is free. Over 60% people want to choose an open source LMS while looking for a solution to manage their learning cycle is because they have no license fee and is supported by a large; very large community. Yes it is an open source and it is free! But dig further and you will find out that free does not mean you have no costs. Dig a little further and you may actually find that you could spend more on your open source LMS than a proprietary LMS. Let us explain how…

As we consider upgrading our learning systems to meet the needs of our future rock stars, training administrators, business-line managers, and Human Resources departments, it is probably best to forget the definitions of the traditional systems and focus our sights on a modern learning system, regardless of its classification or name. For seasoned learning professionals, this can be a difficult thing to do.

This article talks about the top 10 reasons of “why LMS implementations fail?” If you are planning to implement an LMS or changing over to a new one; it is a must read for you. As any other project, an LMS also needs an effective project management, full ownership and a committed vendor.

Gamification has proven to be a successful motivation strategy – if done the way the learners want! So, how Learners would like to use their Gamified Learning Management System.

For a company considering an LMS solution, spending $100,000 annually can cause sticker shock. In return, the organization receives an untried delivery channel to host, track, and report on the training content delivered to employees, distribution channels, and customers. Alternatively, many Software as a Service (SAS) LMS solutions have a cost-per-registered user model that seems affordable when you have a limited number of users, but can ramp up to be a very pricey annual expense if you have a large user base.

Tired of the same old next-driven online training snooze fest? Well, mix it up! Blended learning can be very beneficial to your employees - and a welcome break from mindlessly clicking through a training course alone at their desks. Combining online and in-person learning creates a collaborative learning experience and allows for open communication.