Tools+for+Offering+e-Learning+Content

= = = Tools for Offering E-Learning Content =

LMS
==Blackboard and [|CourseSites by Blackboard] ==

**Summary **
= What is a learning management system (LMS)? = ==LMS (learning management system): Software that automates the administration of training. The LMS registers users, tracks courses in a catalog, records data from learners; and provides reports to management.== ==LMS includes tools for course authors, administrators, instructors, and learners. Course authors develop courses by assembling content and organizing it into lessons and other instructional units. They help instructors conduct courses by making it easy for them to post assignments, assign grades, route messages among participants, and conduct online discussions with the class.== ==LMS simplifies routine administrative work such as recording test scores, tracking activities, and reporting results. To student they offer a consistent, convenient way to obtain materials, post assignments, and interact with their instructor and classmates.==

LMS helps you manage complexity. LMS handles administrative tasks for e-learning:

 * ==Course catalog==
 * ==Course delivery==
 * ==Student enrollment and tracking==
 * ==Assessment and quizzes==
 * ==Chat rooms==
 * ==Dropboxes==
 * ==Email==

= Blackboard and Free CourseSites =

**Blackboard** was bought by an investment group led by Providence Equity Partners for $1.64 billion
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New version of Blackboard Collaborate
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@http://moodle.org/
==Moodle is a learning platform designed to provide educators, administrators and learners with a **single robust, secure and integrated system** to create personalised learning environments. You can [|download the software] onto your own web server or ask one of our knowledgable [|Moodle Partners] to assist you. Moodle is built by the Moodle project which is led and coordinated by [|Moodle HQ], an Australian company of 30 developers which is financially supported by a network of over [|60 Moodle Partner service companies] worldwide.==

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= Canvas =

==[|Canvas by Instructure] is an open-source platform course management software company that offers its basic software for free. A cloud-based LMS created by Instructure, Inc., Canvas has garnered praise from users for its clean, intuitive user interface, which features drag-and-drop functionality and a [|flexible set of features], including a comprehensive grading tool. Instructors can customize course links to streamline navigation. The LMS can be set up to send course notifications directly to a user’s phone, email and social media accounts. Additionally, Canvas features a mobile app for iOS and Android.==

==During fall 2014, Purdue faculty, staff and students are participating in a yearlong pilot program to explore next-generation learning management system (LMS), [|Canvas], a potential alternative to Blackboard. The pilot, which includes around 400 faculty and students this semester and will expand to around 3,000 in the spring, was initiated on [|the recommendation of the IT Operational Oversight Committee], a cross-campus team of IT leaders, to ensure Purdue continues to meet the needs of students and faculty.==

@http://www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom/news/140903_canvas_pilot.html
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= Schoology =

Schoology @https://www.schoology.com/home.php is a learning management system (LMS) and social network that makes it easy to create and share academic content.
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= More Learning Management Systems =

= Summary =

In this lesson you’ve learned about e-learning Offering Tools Learning Management Systems (LMS)
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