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Why is an LCMS so important for creating elearning content? 

Creativ Technologies

A learning content management system (LCMS) is the new buzzword in the eLearning industry. The LCMS is different from an LMS where the users can just see the content. But, the LCMS provides businesses with more facilities rather than an ordinary LMS. Cloud-based server. The LCMS also provides workflow management.

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4 LMS Features That Were Hot and Now Are Not

Absorb LMS

Locally-Installed Software About a decade ago, many organizations shunned cloud-based software and demanded that the LMS be installed on their internal servers. As an added benefit, new features regularly and magically appear in the LMS without the need for Jim in IT to load CD-ROMs onto a server every couple of months. That’s gone.

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LMS, LCMS, Content Authoring: Exploring eLearning Tools

WBT Systems

It is software that sits on an organization’s server or in the cloud , allows managers to enroll employees in courses (or lets employees self-register), and presents the learner with a menu of lessons from which to choose. A Learning Content Management System (LCMS) typically is an LMS to which the LMS vendor has added an authoring tool.

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The top 10 elearning LMS platforms & software available right now

Elucidat

Locally hosted: Choose between a SaaS (Software as a Service) LMS or storing your data on your own servers. If you host the system yourself, you’re responsible for all server specs, uptime and security. LMS vs Learning Content Management System (LCMS): There’s some crossover between LCMSs and LMSs. LMS or LCMS?

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LMS/LCMS Puzzlers

eLearning 24-7

Just some thoughts that puzzle me on why some LMS/LCMS vendors (okay over 98% of them) are still in some time warp from the Eighties when it comes time to enhance their services and technological solutions. Unfortunately, we do not have that luxury when buying YOUR LMS/LCMS. I know its a novel idea. Or hours are only 8 to 5 p.m.

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History of the LMS

eLearning 24-7

We did Online Learning in the 60’s – False Narrative There were systems back in the day, where they could be run on your own server, used via a CD-ROM, via WAN or LAN, but to me, that isn’t and e-learning LMS. The LCMS Learning Content Management System. It was text, that’s it. And another day, for that story.

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LMS/LCMS Social Media & Side Notes

eLearning 24-7

If you haven’t been looking at LMS/LCMS solutions lately or if you have, you may be noticing a trend - social media. Does your LMS/LCMS vendor offer these? I left out social analytics, since with a LMS/LCMS it would be needed, so why list it as a social media offering? Worse yet, when “Web 3.0″