Wednesday, October 22, 2014

LMS vs. CMS

Learning Management System 

vs. 

Course Management Systems

Learning Management System is a term used to refer to a program or software that handles the assignments, coursework, and any user tools for an online or virtual learning program. It may include various courses and subject areas. 
Two examples are: 





A Course Management System is an older term that refers to a program or software used to manage a specific course or controlled content. It does not handle multiple classes or different subject areas. Usually the CMS manages the students' progress through the assignments contained within one subject.  One past example was :

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