Learning management systems have a role in online education, just as content management systems. Although CMS may work in certain situations, LMS allow instructors and courses creators to create, organize and sequence more content.
When would one need a full blown LMS?
Learning management systems work best for learning environments that have limited face-to-face interaction. For example, companies that wish to provide a curriculum of training for employees across the country, may want to use a LMS to deliver the curriculum. It also works well for students who wish to progress through the course work at their own pace. In an LMS, instructors and course creators can lay out the course requirements and sequence of courses for students to progress through.
LMS vs. CMS
| LMS | CMS |
| More Robust | More Narrow in Scope |
| More Secure | Less Secure |
| Organized | Tool to Compile Content |
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