DIGITALIZING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH LMSs: WHICH AND WHAT TO CHOOSE
DIGITALIZING HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH LMSs: WHICH AND WHAT TO CHOOSE

Summary/Abstract: About five years ago, prior the onset of Covid 19, higher education institutions used to carry out online learning activities somewhat as an alternative to the face-to-face classes. Now, more than ever, it's become widely accepted and highly imperative that any modern school needs a digital approach (and strategy) if it is to achieve its mainstream objectives; and universities are no exception. The opportunity arises from the perspective of using LMSs. With that in mind, there is a tough race out there on the market of LMSs that led to the optimization and refinement of many of them, and in a more rapid pace than before. From the users's point of view, choosing a viable and convenient solution has become more complex than ever, especially since each of the LMSs application offers some similarity regarding how it works and what it delivers. However, certain features such as price, learning curve, technical support, learning outcomes, etc. could stands out as key factors in choosing the implementation of one software platform over another. To identify the 'most complete' LMS, we utilized a rigorous methodology that involved evaluating a variety of LMS against a weighted set of features. Each LMS was assigned a score for each feature, and these scores were then used to calculate a product’s total score, with a possible maximum score of five stars.

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