LMS Features

April 12, 2015

5 Key Spring Trends In Learning Management Systems (LMSs)

Learning management system market was worth an estimated $2.55 billion in 2013 and is expected to worth approximately $4 billion in 2015, and over $7 billion in 2018. More and more companies are using LMSs to make their training and employee management more effective. With 2015 already a quarter over and 2016 fast approaching, here are five spring trends to keep abreast of in e-learning.

by Ashok Sharma

March 31, 2015

Learner Dashboards: How Effectively Can It Increase LMS Utility?

Learner dashboards are an intuitive way of providing the most important set of information on the LMS interface. With the help of dashboards, the learners are aware of their progress every time they log on to the system. Thus they are a powerful tool for making learning truly effective and increase the utility of a LMS manifold.

by Heena Nanda

March 18, 2015

Can Your LMS Do This? 8 Questions You Need To Answer

eLearning has become an integral part of education and training. As schools and organizations seek after new types of eLearning experiences, many end up turning to traditional learning management systems (LMS). But is this the right approach?

by Ridvan Aliu

February 17, 2015

7 Alternative LMS Trends For 2015

There are lots of LMS trend lists for 2015, focusing on “new” (some not so new) features such as mobile, gamification and social learning etc. The following is a list of non-feature trends that I believe will shape the LMS space of 2015 and beyond.

by Grant Williams

February 13, 2015

Valentine's Day Special: 4 Reasons Τo Love Your LMS

Selecting the right LMS for your needs is critical to long-term success. The best matches come when the LMS is designed in a way that addresses your organization’s specific instructional design and business goals. In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are 4 reasons to love your next LMS.

by Sandi Lin

January 12, 2015 | Sponsored

Can SharePoint As An LMS Really Work?

SharePoint is touted as Microsoft’s fastest growing software and the grand poobah of content management and collaboration. So, why not save money and train more efficiently with already existing technology investments? This article will explain the areas SharePoint excels at as an LMS as well as key functionality pieces that need customization or support from a separate LMS.

by Amber Johnson

January 8, 2015

How To Build The Relevant Quiz Activity On Your LMS

True/false, multiple choice, fill-in the gaps, listening comprehension... There are many different question types and their corresponding e-learning activities. So, what question type is relevant for my course, based on the particular stage, the learners, and the training objectives? Thomas De Praetere, CEO at Dokeos, explains how you can build a relevant quiz activity on your LMS.

by Thomas De Praetere

December 17, 2014

The 5 Most Effective Tracking Techniques In eLearning

Tracking learners’ activity offers you the opportunity to fine tune your eLearning course and gain invaluable insight into learners’ behavior. In this article, I'll explore the 5 most effective tracking techniques in eLearning that you can use to track your learners’ activity with or without having an LMS.

by John Laskaris

December 9, 2014

Evaluate Your LMS: 6 Questions You Need To Answer

Is your current LMS carrying its weight, or is it time to start looking for another one? In this article I'll offer some tips that will help you to evaluate your current LMS in order to determine whether your current LMS is really the ideal solution for your learning and development needs.

by Christopher Pappas

November 19, 2014

Online Grading to Make Teaching Life Easier

Moodle, the world’s leading open source learning platform, introduces the latest grading tools to meet pedagogical goals. Traditionally, grading has been handled by educators in their own evenings and weekends, hand marking papers to collate and review to track student progress and scoring. E-Learning has not only relieved educators of  this time consuming task, but given them well aimed tools for particular pedagogical scenarios. Moodle is designed and implemented for teachers by teachers, and the recent advancements with the gradebook tool are evidence of that. Grading is easy to do on all devices, with a scrollable grader report optimized for all browsers and screen sizes.

by Samantha Gartner

November 13, 2014

The Importance of Data Reporting in Learning Management

The world generates over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. Your learners are generating a tiny percentage of that data. However, that tiny percentage of the whole world’s data is actually a big percentage of your organization’s knowledge. “The definition of what is data has changed,” said David Dietrich, advisory technical education consultant at EMC.

by Stephanie Ivec

October 16, 2014

Top 5 Reasons To Have A Customizable eLearning System

As the fusion of education and technology accelerates, educators have access to a growing range of eLearning platform systems. With so many systems to choose from, how do you know which one is right for you? And what are the “must-have” features?

by Ridvan Aliu