LMS vs CMS

Learning Management Systems (LMS) are more complex and create a unit for an entire school system to incorporate every aspect a school wide online learning would need. D2L is an example of this. The main advantage is when incorporating an LMS in a school, all students are trained in using the product and are able to take multiple classes in the same system. Administrators and other personnel are able to build different levels of control and flexibility to the LMS. Course Management Systems (CMS) would work best by an individual teacher or group of teachers. Edmodo would be a good example of the uses of a CMS. Even though Edmodo can be a LMS, if the school or district adopts it; it is a very user friendly system for teachers to develop individual courses and virtual classrooms.