Essential features for a learning management system
The final functionality will depend on each particular company and its education needs. However, powerful administration of the learning process requires some crucial features. Let’s go through some of the most common features any type of LMS will require or benefit from:
Course management
An LMS should make it easy for teachers and administrators to create courses and fill them with videos, educational materials in different formats, quizzes, etc.
User management
Administrators should be able to track student enrollment, view attendance and completion statistics, and adjust user permissions.
Reports and analytics
It’s helpful to have various types of reports on how many people have completed the course or passed the quiz to analyze if the course needs some adjustments.
Assessment tools
It’s crucial for an LMS to allow the creation of custom tests and quizzes, as well as other types of assignments with the possibility to leave detailed feedback.
Communication tools
You might need to integrate online chats with your LMS or create a custom built-in forum to let students discuss the course with teachers or with each other.
Gamification elements
To make the learning process more fun, you can add motivational elements such as badges for completing different parts of the course or leaderboards for comparing progress with friends.
Custom integrations
An LMS should remain flexible to add new integrations with third-party services, be it payment gateways, databases, communication platforms, etc.
