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Learning Management System: It’s software designed to manage, track, and quantify all of the training, continuing education, employee development, certification and other learning activities in a company. Companies implement a learning management system because they Are committed to continued learning, development and knowledge transfer for employees, external and internal customers. Knowledge and expertise is a powerful edge in today’s complex business climate. LMS-managed training can be delivered online, in the classroom, in clients? offices, onsite at customer facilities. It can be deployed via computer-based training like CD-ROM and DVD, or in a blended approach that combines in-person and self paced learning, or in live classes. The LMS can track training in all these different ways as well.LCMS: An LCMS is focused purely on managing and delivering the appropriate eLearning content for users when they need it. The Learning Content Management System provides an infrastructure that can be used to rapidly create, modify, and manage content for a wide range of learning to meet the needs of rapidly changing business requirements. The LCMS can use its detailed data on learner scores, question choices, and navigation habits to give content managers crucial information on the effectiveness of the content when combined with specific instructional strategies, delivery technologies, and learner preferencesDifferences and overlapBoth an LMS and an LCMS manage course content and track learner performance. Both tools can manage and track content at a learning object level, too. An LMS, however, can manage and track blended courses and curriculum assembled from online content, classroom events, virtual classroom meetings and a variety of other sources. Although an LCMS doesn’t manage blended learning,it does manage content at a lower level of granularity than a learning object, which allows organizations to more easily restructure and repurpose online content. In addition, advanced LCMSs can dynamically build learning objects based on user profiles and learning styles. When both systems adhere to XML standards, information is passed easily from the object level to the LMS level. The following chart, based primarily on research conducted by Brandon Hall, summarizes the capabilities and differences between the two systems.LMSLCMSWho benefits?All learners; organization Ccontent developers; learners who need personalized contentProvides primary management of Learner performance; learning requirements; learning programs and planningLearning contentManages e-learningYesYesManages traditional forms of training, such as instructor-ledYesNoTracks resultsYesYesSupports learner collaborationYesYesIncludes learner profile managementYesNoAllows HR and ERP systems to share learner data YesNoSchedules eventsYesNoOffers competency mapping/skill gap analysisYesNoIncludes registration, prerequisite screening, and cancellation notificationYesNoCreates test questions and test administrationYesYesSupports dynamic pretesting and adaptive learningNoYesSupports content creationNoYesOrganizes reusable contentYesYesIncludes workflow tools to manage content creation process No YesDevelops content navigation controls and user interfaceNoYes ................
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