Assignment 3: Designing Curriculum for Your LMS
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EDU541Assignment2.3AcquiringLearningManagementSystem.pptxACQUIRING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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A learning management system (LMS) is the software application which is used for the administration, tracking, documentation, reporting and delivery of training programs or electronic educational courses in a technological manner.
Considerations are taken into place when choosing the type of LMS when wanting to implement one in as institution (Cole & Foster 2017).
These considerations involve the type of technology infrastructure available, safety of the data, cost of having a learning management sources among others.
Simplifying on the types of LMSs involved we consider the main two types of LMSs which are; proprietary and open source learning management systems.
Both types of LMSs varies in vast ways and greatly have impact on how an institution will be able to use the LMS
INTRODUCTION
A learning management system (LMS) is the software application which is used for the administration, tracking, documentation, reporting and delivery of training programs or electronic educational courses in a technological manner. Considerations are taken into place when choosing the type of LMS when wanting to implement one in as institution (Cavus et al. 2017). These considerations involve the type of technology infrastructure available, safety of the data, cost of having a learning management sources among others.
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When comparing proprietary LMS, there are 3 top vendors in the market namely; Litmos, Learn opon and TalentLMS.
However, when looking at the best LMS an organization would consider using, Litmos is the right choice to consider.
This is because Litmos unifies learning management, extended enterprise and content management systems to meet organization training needs.
It also lets users build logical learning paths, send messages and notifications and track corporate compliance (Noe et al. 2016).
Furthermore, it supports Tin Can and SCORM content, mobile access and many third party applications.
ACQUIRING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
When comparing proprietary LMS, there are 3 top vendors in the market namely; Litmos, Learn opon and TalentLMS.
However, when looking at the best LMS an organization would consider using, Litmos is the right choice to consider. This is because Litmos unifies learning management, extended enterprise and content management systems to meet organization training needs. It also lets users build logical learning paths, send messages and notifications and track corporate compliance.
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For an organization looking to use an open access LMS, Moodle is without doubt one of the best.
It features multimedia support, dashboards and learner tracking.
. It also gives a user the ability to create mobile friendly online courses and integrate third party add-ons.
Moodle stands out because of its ‘user community’ tool which unlike many other open source solutions helps you get answers almost immediately by accessing the online support database and downloading pre-made eLearning courses thus saving you the time and trouble of creating them from scratch.
ACQUIRING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
For an organization looking to use an open access LMS, Moodle is without doubt one of the best.
It features multimedia support, dashboards and learner tracking. It also gives a user the ability to create mobile friendly online courses and integrate third party add-ons.
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Looking at Moodle, its feature in multimedia support, dashboard and learner tracking make it one of the best open source LMS one can rely on.
It however may be a little complicated for new users, and this gives their rivals an advantage over them (Cole & Foster . 2017)..
. Creating an open source license is free since no cost is incurred when joining this plan.
That’s an opportunity that saves the organization money and attracts more customers to join the plan.
The major threat to Moodle as an open source LSM is that the system may a little more complicated compared to those of PLM’s and that makes it hard for new users to familiarize with the system.
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST USING SWOT ANALYSIS
Looking at Moodle, its feature in multimedia support, dashboard and learner tracking make it one of the best open source LMS one can rely on.
It however may be a little complicated for new users, and this gives their rivals an advantage over them. Creating an open source license is free since no cost is incurred when joining this plan. That’s an opportunity that saves the organization money and attracts more customers to join the plan.
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The benefits of using Litmos as a PLM compared to other rivals is that it lets users build logical learning paths, send messages and notifications and track corporate compliance.
Although despite that, it still has a weakness. Its systems cannot be used to train customers, students, partners or employees and can’t be customized to one’s own needs.
However, it still supports Tin Can and SCORM content and also mobile access and some other third party applications.
The organization can use that as an opportunity to attract more customers.
There’s also access to a range of added premium features which are not available to clients who choose open source systems.
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST USING SWOT ANALYSIS
The benefits of using Litmos as a PLM compared to other rivals is that it lets users build logical learning paths, send messages and notifications and track corporate compliance. Although despite that, it still has a weakness. Its systems cannot be used to train customers, students, partners or employees and can’t be customized to one’s own needs. The benefits of using Litmos as a PLM compared to other rivals is that it lets users build logical learning paths, send messages and notifications and track corporate compliance. Although despite that, it still has a weakness. Its systems cannot be used to train customers, students, partners or employees and can’t be customized to one’s own needs.
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Based on this analysis, the proprietary LMS would support the organization’s needs much better than the open source.
The organization may incur costs setting up one but despite that, there’s a lot the organization would gain from using choosing to use it (McGill et al. 2015).
With a 24-hour customer service and support, there will be a high customer satisfaction rate and that will most likely elevate their brand reputation.
Open source systems may be free but still one may incur costs. For example, if the organization decided to adopt Moodle, the software may cause nothing. However, they would still have to purchase servers to host it and they would also have to hire or train people to run the servers and optimize the software to work effectively.
RECOMMENDED LMS
Based on this analysis, the proprietary LMS would support the organization’s needs much better than the open source. The organization may incur costs setting up one but despite that, there’s a lot the organization would gain from using choosing to use it. With a 24-hour customer service and support, there will be a high customer satisfaction rate and that will most likely elevate their brand reputation.
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To ensure that the acquisition process succeeds in providing the department with an effective learning management system, the department should embark on the following strategy.
Departmental managers in the training department should assess the uniqueness of our training needs and come up with a system that specifically meets the staff education requirements.
Requirements such as the need for personal training and the incorporation of a customer feedback and the job market research to guide the training needed (Dougiamas et al. 2013).
Secondly, the department heads should involve employees before purchasing the systems to ensure that the system will be positively perceived by the employers who join as beneficiaries of the system
CONCLUSION
Departmental managers in the training department should assess the uniqueness of our training needs and come up with a system that specifically meets the staff education requirements. Requirements such as the need for personal training and the incorporation of a customer feedback and the job market research to guide the training needed Secondly, the department heads should involve employees before purchasing the systems to ensure that the system will be positively perceived by the employers who join as beneficiaries of the system
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Cole, J., & Foster, H. (2017). Using Moodle: Teaching with the popular open source course management system. " O'Reilly Media, Inc.".
Dougiamas, M., & Taylor, P. (2013). Moodle: Using learning communities to create an open source course management system. In EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (pp. 171-178). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
McGill, T. J., & Klobas, J. E. (2015). A task–technology fit view of learning management system impact. Computers & Education, 52(2), 496-508.
Noe, R., Hollenbeck, J., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. (2016). Human Resources Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage, Tenth Global Edition. McGraw-Hill Education.
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