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Abstract
Now a day's most of the educational centre (universities, institutes, colleges and schools) are using some eLearning tools as an integral part of their learning systems; to enhance their traditional learning systems or to use an alternative approach for virtual learning environment. These tools may base on content management or learning content management. Recently a composition of Learning Management System (LMS) and Content Management System (CMS) is used in eLearning. This paper helps you to understand the basic functionality of LMS, CMS and LCMS and how these are helpful in eLearning. In this we have proposed the integration of LMS and CMS. This paper gives the architecture of this hybrid model known as known as LCMS (Learning Content Management system).
Keywords: Learning Management System (LMS), Content Management System (CMS), Learning Content Management System (LCMS).LOM standard.
1. Introduction
There are several challenges in supporting students' learning activities in e-learning systems.The advent of internet and its phenomenal growth, has given the sphere of learning several sophisticated automated tools for learning and sharing knowledge. As there are constantly change in collection of course materials composed by author or instructor and course material also commented and edited by student too. So the collection of course materials in eLearning should be flexible and adaptable in content representation. For the purpose of content management of learning resources and management of rights of learner and author, there are various tools available.
E-Learning
The term "e-learning" was defined in alignment with a definition by Rosenberg [4]. According to Rosenberg, the first and most important feature of elearning is that it takes place in a networked environment. This means that computer of the learner is in constant communication with a central server. Also e-learning materials are accessible via an Internet browser on a personal computer.
The growth of e-learning has also affected the way people learn and communicate in a learning environment, be it a traditional academic institution or in a corporate training setup.
This as a consequence has created a major change in the way educational materials are designed, developed, and delivered to those who wish to learn in a typical learning environment, there are several groups of people involved: authors and learners, which are the main players, and administrators and...