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Of course you would expect an LMS to support the delivery of online learning resources and you wouldn’t be wrong. As a minimum, an LMS should be able to launch online, self-study materials, whether these are interactive lessons or simple Word, PDF and PowerPoint files. An LMS may also support collaboration between learners and tutors, through discussion forums and real-time, virtual classrooms.

It is worth mentioning here that if your main priority is the delivery and support of online courses, particularly those that involve collaboration between learners and tutors, then you may be better advised to choose a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) rather than a full-blown LMS. VLE’s such as Blackboard, WebCT and FirstClass are extensively used by colleges and training companies, and tend to come in at much lower prices than LMSs.