Learning Management Systems: An Overview

Learning Management System (LMS) Use with Online Instruction

“…School organizations face the decision in selecting an LMS with a proprietary system or open-source system (Kimmons, Hunsaker, Jones, & Stauffer, 2019). The decision depends mainly on the resources available and the knowledge or level of expertise of LMS users within school organizations (Turnbull, Chugh, & Luck, 2019). A proprietary system uses an exclusive code where school organizations purchase a subscription or license to access and use the LMS features (Kimmons et al, 2019).…”

“…Some examples of proprietary systems include Blackboard, PowerSchool, SchoolWires, Edline, eSchoolView, and SchoolPointe (Kehrwald & Parker, 2019;Kimmons et al, 2019). Open-source systems use a free license at no cost where users have the freedom to access and use the system (Kimmons et al, 2019;Turnbull et al, 2019). Examples of open-source systems include Moodle, Wordpress, and Drupal (Kehrwald & Parker, 2019;Kimmons et al, 2019;Quinn & Gray, 2020).…”

“…Fifty-nine percent of school organizations select proprietary systems where vendors charge a service fee based on the number of LMS users in cloud-based proprietary systems (Kimmons et al, 2019;Turnbull et al, 2019). Turnbull, Chugh, and Luck (2019) state that school organizations who select proprietary systems receive advantages of working with a company that practices in the construction and distribution of online solutions to support learning. Clients who use proprietary systems also receive end-user training that does not require any configuration (Turnbull et al, 2019).…”

“…Turnbull, Chugh, and Luck (2019) state that school organizations who select proprietary systems receive advantages of working with a company that practices in the construction and distribution of online solutions to support learning. Clients who use proprietary systems also receive end-user training that does not require any configuration (Turnbull et al, 2019). The disadvantage of using a proprietary system is clients have limits and can only access designated LMS features from the school organization (Turnbull et al, 2019).…”

“…Clients who use proprietary systems also receive end-user training that does not require any configuration (Turnbull et al, 2019). The disadvantage of using a proprietary system is clients have limits and can only access designated LMS features from the school organization (Turnbull et al, 2019). School organizations with proprietary systems are starting to integrate cloud-based LMS solutions where the LMS merchant maintains the client's data online (Turnbull et al, 2019).…”