The MASIE Center has released the summary results of a 69-question survey conducted earlier this year on Learning Management Systems. The survey participants were from the Learning CONSORTIUM and from their Learning Systems Roundtable held in mid-April. There were 199 responses received, and as Elliott notes, "The data provides interesting insight into how the world of Learning Systems is evolving." I can't briefly recap all that is interesting in these results, but I will draw attention to just a few items:
- Only 50% indicated that they thought the Learning System they purchased was the correct one for their organization. (Question 9)
- 66% indicated that if they had the resources, they would replace their current Learning System. (10)
- 44% indicated they plan to upgrade or change their learning system in the next 6 months or 1 year. (21)
- 50% indicated they were implementing Web 2.0 tools. When asked which ones, the results were Social Networking 74%, Wiki 68%, Blog 66%, Chat 47%, Other 19%. (22, 23)
- Inline with what I've noticed over the years, only 23% manage to the SCORM 2004 standard, while 77% have stayed with SCORM 1.2. (24)
- Even with the dissatisfaction of many respondents with their Learning System software and/or vendors, 85% still believe the benefits of having a Learning System outweigh the costs. (40)
- 68% of organizations develop learning content through a combination of in-house development and external development.
And finally, when asked what is the most important business need that their Learning System does not support (question 55), the number one response was Collaboration at 32%. This is good news for Element K, as we added wiki, blog, and forum functionality to our KnowledgeHub LMS nearly a year ago.
For an additional perspective on the LMS world, see the ASTD Learning Circuits report from earlier this year, which reports on survey responses from their readers.
— Thomas Stone (Tom_Stone@elementk.com)
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