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Learning Management System (LMS) and Blackboard


    Learning Management System or LMS in short is a solfware that is designed to create, distribute, and manage the delivery of educational content. In its most basic form, LMS is a platform that allows administrators to upload content, deliver lessons to students, serving notifications, and share data with permitted users. 


    Blackboard could be shown as a prime example of Learning Management Systems, it is widely used and you probably have used it without even knowing that it is Blackboard. In Turkey, for example, E-Okul "Veli Bilgilendirme Sistemi (VBS)" and the websites that universities use are actually like Blackboard. So, you use blackboard without even knowing it.

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