An LMS can be used to train students or employees in form of online courses, tests, virtual classes or webinar and also track their progress. All content is stored in one place along with the history of each student’s learning, thereby allowing Training administrators to track the courses a learner has taken and the average time spent on training.
A little history
The first system of distance learning appeared in 1960 at the University of Illinois (USA). Initially, an LMS was used only onsite and installed on private servers of that company or organization for training 100 to 200 employees. However, now, a typical LMS is a web-based service that helps organizations to manage training for thousands of users globally, 24/7.
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