E-learning online: Learning management systems and their designs
Summary
Online learning, a (and perhaps the) core subset of e-learning, offers students the chance to interact with their curriculum in ways that sometimes challenge the role of the traditional seminar and lecture theatre. Learning management systems embody forms of e-learning (often training and test materials, as we’ll cover later) that are uploaded to, and delivered by, a type of dedicated educational software. Consider the value of learning management systems whose user interfaces offer students the ability to navigate digital, 3D models of a prototype (and all from the comfort of their laptop or PC). This is especially as Cloud-based learning management systems offer on-the-go training and education, so a student’s storage of their own notes and links may be re-visited and utilised anywhere with an Internet connection. This is, again, vital: it is, by their very nature of being online e-learning platforms, that learning management systems offer a customisable, interactive, and easily accessible set of educational materials in engineering.