Read the Clement-Okooboh (2012) and Kwan (2012) articles and summarize and explain how an LMS can be used to support educational processes. Both a

Clement-Okooboh, M. (2012). Recording our professional development just became easier: Using a learning management system. Proceedings of the European conference on Information Management & Evaluation, pp.431-434.

Kruger, D.; Inman, S.; Ding, Z.; Kang, Y.; Kuna, P.; Liu, Y.; Lu, X.; Oro, S.; Wang, Y. Improving Teacher Effectiveness: Designing Better Assessment Tools in Learning Management Systems. Future Internet, 7, 484-499.

Kwan, A. (2012). From cherry picking to convergence: Migrating e-learning delivery to an LMS (learning management system) – the COLeLIO experience. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning, 5(3), pp. 58-63.

Porter, G. W. (2013). Free choice of learning management systems. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 10(2), 84-94.

Web Sites:

Blackboard, http://www.blackboard.com/

Moodle, http://moodle.com/

• Read the Clement-Okooboh (2012) and Kwan (2012) articles and summarize and explain how an LMS can be used to support educational processes. Both articles provide good background in this area. (Kwan (2012) uses the Commonwealth of Learning e-Learning for International Organizations (COLeLIO) as an illustrative example of using a LMS.)
• Go to Blackboard (http://www.blackboard.com/) and Moodle (http://moodle.com/) websites. Explore and examine the sites and determine the capabilities of the LMS product that they offer. Each site offers an LMS solution for a variety of audiences and markets (K-12, Higher Educations, Corporate etc.). You will have to be able to compare and contrast the LMSs from both companies.
• Put yourself in the role of an educator who has to recommend the purchase of an LMS for your organization. You have narrowed your choices to the final two vendors – Blackboard and Moodle. You must prepare an executive briefing to the top administrators of your school or organization. You must recommend the selection of one of the two LMSs offered by Blackboard or Moodle.
• Include a matrix (table) in your  that shows a comparison of the two LMS products. You may determine which criteria you wish for the comparison. This matrix should appear as either a table or an appendix.
• In your executive briefing you must:
  • Explain how to manage educational processes within a technology-based environment.
  • Compare and contrast the features and functions of various Learning Management Systems (LMS).
  • Describe how the selected LMS is appropriate for your intended audience.