Table Of ContentForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart 1: What an LMS Does and How It Works Chapter 1: What Is a Learning Management System? Chapter 2: Corporate LMS Features Chapter 3: Academic LMS Features Chapter 4: LCMS-LMS Features Chapter 5: Relevant Technology Standards and SpecificationsPart 2: How to Select, Implement, and Operate an LMS Chapter 6: Selecting the Right LMS for Your Organization Chapter 7: Planning Your Implementation and Configuring the LMS Chapter 8: Integrating Your LMS With Other Systems and Migrating Legacy Data Chapter 9: Testing Your System and Going Live Chapter 10: Operating the LMS With Standards and GovernancePart 3: Beyond the LMS Chapter 11: LMS Trends: Current and Future Chapter 12: The LMS's Role in the Learning and Performance EcosystemAppendix A: Key Takeaways From Each ChapterAppendix B: Glossary of IT Technical JargonAppendix C: Glossary of Terms With Different Meaning for L&D and ITReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex
SynopsisSelect, Implement, and Operate the Perfect LMSIf you need to manage training and education programs for employees, customers, or students, you need an LMS. Don't waste time and money picking the wrong one. The LMS Guidebook gets to the core of what an LMS does and how it works. This book tackles the urgent challenges you will face when putting an LMS in place: Which features are must-haves? What standards should your LMS comply with to mesh with your other technology systems? How do you migrate existing learning data into your new LMS? How can you ensure an uneventful rollout? Not all LMS products will meet your needs. E-learning consultant Steve Foreman offers a broad view of the LMS categories and features so you can ask better questions of vendors and evaluate their products. He then turns to implementation and operation, offering in-depth guidance on how to establish appropriate standards, processes, and governance that will have your LMS running smoothly. Whether you're on the instructional or technical side of the LMS, you can make the job of selecting and managing one less painful by following the proven practices in this book., If you need to manage training and education programs for employees, customers, or students, you need an LMS. Don't waste time and money picking the wrong one. The LMS Guidebook offers a broad view of the LMS categories and features so you can ask better questions of vendors and evaluate their products. It also provides in-depth guidance on how to establish appropriate standards, processes, and governance that will have your LMS running smoothly., Select, Implement, and Operate the Perfect LMS If you need to manage training and education programs for employees, customers, or students, you need an LMS. Don't waste time and money picking the wrong one. The LMS Guidebook gets to the core of what an LMS does and how it works. This book tackles the urgent challenges you will face when putting an LMS in place: Which features are must-haves? What standards should your LMS comply with to mesh with your other technology systems? How do you migrate existing learning data into your new LMS? How can you ensure an uneventful rollout? Not all LMS products will meet your needs. E-learning consultant Steve Foreman offers a broad view of the LMS categories and features so you can ask better questions of vendors and evaluate their products. He then turns to implementation and operation, offering in-depth guidance on how to establish appropriate standards, processes, and governance that will have your LMS running smoothly. Whether you're on the instructional or technical side of the LMS, you can make the job of selecting and managing one less painful by following the proven practices in this book.