Top 5 LMS benefits for HE students

The development of learning management systems for HE institutions

• Started with meeting the needs of administrators
  (know which student is enrolled in which course, what grades they have or if the tuition has been paid)
• went on to meeting the needs of professors
  (create engaging lessons online, assess student knowledge and better communicate with them)
• and finally meeting the needs of the students.

Here are five benefits that an LMS brings to students of Higher Education

1. Various and engaging learning content

   • Lectures in video format
   • Visual graphics
   • Interactive learning scenarios
   • AR
   • VR
   • 360° simulations
   • Gamification
     
     

2. Self-paced courses

   • Student agency
   • Control over their learning process
   • Less peer pressure
   • Higher participation rates
     
     

3. Competency-based courses

   • Many HE students are actually working adults.
   • Competency-based courses allow students to skip the content they already know and spend more time on those parts of the course they have not mastered yet.
     
     

4. Online collaboration tools

   • Instant messaging
   • Online chats
   • Blogs
   • Wikis
   • Shared calendars
   • Community groups
     
     

   All accessed through the same platform that is used for learning-related activities.

5. Holistic view of own performance

   LMS learning analytics allow HE students to:

   • assess their progress
   • develop learning plans based on their learning goals
   • improve their personal learning performance.

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