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The Ultimate Glossary of eLearning Terms

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An instructor guides learners through a course in a real-world environment such as a classroom or meeting room. LCMS (Learning Content Management System). Like an LMS, an LCMS manages the creation, storage and delivery of eLearning content. Synchronous Learning is instructor-led learning in a virtual classroom setting.

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The A to Z of eLearning Acronyms Part 2

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An LCMS can be considered to be an LMS that includes an authoring tool. If you need to create materials from scratch (rather than the upload of pre-existing materials such as documents, video, audio, SCORM or xAPI), you should choose an LMS and an authoring tool or an LCMS. It is usually a subset of Human resources.