Learning management systems (LMSs) have evolved in response to the demand for innovative educational products that leverage advances in information technology and telecommunications. LMSs can be either proprietary, where the client pays for the installation, maintenance, and end user licensing, or open source, where the source code is freely available but the installation and maintenance is handled in-house. LMSs have many features that support online learning including course management, assessment, learner progress tracking, gradebook, communications, security, and smartphone access. LMSs continue to evolve, and future versions are likely to include tools and features that facilitate more tailored content to individual learners, enhance social interactions between online learners, and provide more timely and relevant analytics to institutional decision-makers.
The technologies that the facilitate the provision of the courses over long distances are broadly termed learning management systems. It can be defined as web based software platforms which is provide an interactive online learning environment and automate the administration, organization, delivery, and reporting of the educational content and learner outcomes.
The history of learning management systems has its roots in distance education. Countries such as Australia, with a geographically dispersed population, adopted measures early in their history to enable access to education for students. Who could not attend formal places of learning.
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