Articles covering trends in the field of learning management systems (LMS), in organizations, usually focus on recent developments of information technologies or modern methods of learning. Today we will focus on the LMS trends as they are demanded and understood inside companies. According to elearningindustry.com, these following trends will be the strongest for the next few years.
1. LMS will no longer be just a matter for the L&D department
All business functions will want to have control over their people's development. That will lead to the creation of portals tailored to individual departments and their educational needs. Individual parts of companies will no longer have to wait for the L&D department to processes the outputs for them.
2. LMS must have a demonstrable impact on companies' profits
The emphasis on the reporting tools within LMS will only grow stronger. It will no longer be enough to only learn who passed which training. It will be necessary to measure the impact of training on the operation of the company, preferably in money. When this starts working well, corporate demand for employee development will rise. LMS will cease to be seen as cost centers and begin to generate profits.
3. LMS will become more interconnected with other processes
In order to reduce the administrative burden associated with the organization of employee education and improve the experience of employees, all related processes should be linked better. LMS will therefore become more closely integrated with other related processes, such as specific forms of training, educational materials sharing or selling the training outside the company there by providing revenue.
4. LMS will stand on competencies
Only education based on competencies can ensure employees will have the necessary skills to perform their roles. Companies will increasingly refrain from offering the same training to everybody and LMS will help them manage it.
5. LMS will allow employees to create and share their own educational content
Employees are increasingly interested in opportunities to share their experiences with colleagues, not just listening to what the company thinks they should know. LMS of the near future will therefore routinely offer tools for employees to create their own content, share it and discuss it in real time. Training will become much more synchronous.
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