A rubric to Evaluate Learning Management Systems

As academic institutions progress towards incorporating various methods of e-learning in their curriculum, one of the primary systems which are being implemented in universities is a Learning Management System (LMS). There are several different Learning Management Systems available today, both free / open source and commercial. Every organization may have a different set of requirements based on the number of students, the funds and technical support available. Making a choice about which Learning Management System to use can be complex. In this paper, we have presented a rubric which evaluates LMS against a set of weighted criteria, thereby enabling universities to make a choice on which LMS to implement. We also present the evaluation of the LMSs Moodle and Sakai against the developed rubric as a case study.