| | March - 20196EditorialLearning management systems (LMS) have become the blueprint for organizational learning today. Acting as a liaison between students, teachers, and the digital ecosystem of educational materials, LMS provides institutions a space for everything from documentation and tracking to delivery of online teacher education and training. Meanwhile, within an enterprise, LMS helps the stakeholders to upskill their employees and align the learning objectives of employees with business goals to boost outcomes. With the digital ecosystem invading educational sphere at a fast pace, LMS today are embarking on a transformational journey with a host of features and functionalities that are designed to get the learners accomplish their learning goals faster. The target is to attain an interactive learning environment focused more on the pull factor as opposed to push. Examples include gamification that fosters a friendly competitive environment where enthusiastic learning and knowledge retention is achieved through contests and rewards in an interactive environment. Besides, video conferencing, curated and contextually relevant content, blended and personalized learning are furthering core objective of LMS to augment learning process and effectively close the skill gap. As disruptive technologies take center stage, adaptive and micro-learning are set to impact the learning experience with short bite-sized videos proving to be the most effective in retaining the interest and attention span of the learner. While providing robust learning opportunities at one part, schools and enterprises alike should be able to measure the effectiveness of the learning of participants. For this purpose, most LMS are provisioning a feedback loop to evaluate the learner's specific requirements and ascertain adoption levels. The vital information collected from the feedback loop can help improve the effectiveness of courses and tailor the right curriculum and related content. In this edition of Education Technology Insights, we are featuring a list of leading-edge LMS solution providers along with insightful articles from thought leaders in the space. Let us know your thoughts.The Future of LMS is HereCopyright © 2019 ValleyMedia Inc., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.MARCH - 03 - 2019March - 03 - 2019, Vol 05 - 02 Published by ValleyMedia Inc.To subscribe to Education Technology InsightsVisit www.educationtechnologyinsights.comEditor-in-Chief Tina RosenEditorial StaffSalesAndrea FrancisJohn SmithRosalind JacobsJem ElizabethRichard Taylor Sandeepa MajumdarVisualizersImmanuelBabu MushtaqLMS SpecialRichard Watsonrichard@educationtechnologyinsights.comTina RosenEditor-in-Chieftina@educationtechnologyinsights.com*All Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffContact UsValleyMedia IncPhone:510.230.0395Fax:510-894-8405 Emailsales@educationtechnologyinsights.comeditor@educationtechnologyinsights.commarketing@educationtechnologyinsights.com
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