Weblogs versus Learning Management System( LMS)

Weblogs versus Learning Management System( LMS)


Comparing LMS such as WebCT, you can find a lot of advantages Weblogs v. LMS:

1. Using weblogs you can easily bring outside world to the classroom, when LMS is not open enough to connect to discourses outside of the class.
2. Weblogs offer personal web-publishing solution, when LMS is more focused on workflows and production.
3. the cost of rolling out a LMS is generally much higher than of supporting Manila server.
4. Support costs for LMS are significantly higher.
5. Training is much easier and less expensive for the weblog tools than for an LMS.
6. Acquisition and upkeep costs are much lower for weblogs tools such Manila



But LMS have advantage of fuller feature set designed specifically for teaching and learning as:


1. LMS provide integrate grade management tolls so that teacher could maintain course records and share them with students within LMS.
2. Within LMS faculty, students can carry on individual, group, or class discussions, when weblog tools are not as sophisticated in this are.


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