Learning management system

A learning management system (LMS) or virtual learning environment (VLE) is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, reporting, automation, and delivery of educational courses, training programs, materials or learning and development programs.[1] The learning management system concept emerged directly from e-Learning. Learning management systems make up the largest segment of the learning system market. The first introduction of the LMS was in the late 1990s.[2] LMSs have been adopted by almost all higher education institutions in the English-speaking world.[3] Learning management systems have faced a massive growth in usage due to the emphasis on remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Learning management systems were designed to identify training and learning gaps, using 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. In the higher education space, an LMS may offer classroom management for instructor-led training or a flipped classroom.[5] Modern LMSs include intelligent algorithms to make automated recommendations for courses based on a user's skill profile as well as extract metadata from learning materials to make such recommendations even more accurate.[6]

  1. ^ Ellis, Ryann K. (2024), Field Guide to Learning Management, Quora, archived from the original on 24 August 2014, retrieved 5 July 2012
  2. ^ Davis, B., Carmean, C., & Wagner, E. (2009). "The Evolution of the LMS : From Management to Learning". The ELearning Guild Research. 24.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "LMS Data – The First Year Update". Edutechnica. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ^ Raza SA, Qazi W, Khan KA, Salam J (April 2021). "Social Isolation and Acceptance of the Learning Management System (LMS) in the time of COVID-19 Pandemic: An Expansion of the UTAUT Model". Journal of Educational Computing Research. 59 (2): 183–208. doi:10.1177/0735633120960421. ISSN 0735-6331. PMC 7509242.
  5. ^ Phillipo, John (27 June 2018). "LMS: The Missing Link and Great Enabler". NanoPDF. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ Aldahwan, Nouf; Alsaeed, Nourah I. (August 2020). "Use of Artificial Intelligent in Learning Management System (LMS): A Systematic Literature Review". International Journal of Computer Applications. 175 (August 2020): 16–26. doi:10.5120/ijca2020920611. S2CID 225363292 – via researchgate.net.