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This article is great for someone looking beyond the traditional LMSs out there. It suggests an alternative in WordPress and BuddyPress and provides a thorough analysis of how they can used, the differences, along with the pros and cons of using a non-traditional LMS.

This article says the LMS is a barrier to learning because it is a "silo". The way to remove the barrier is to use systems like "WordPress" that have flexibility, are more seamless, and have wonderful plug-ins for gradebooks, tools to submit assignments and discussion boards. This article goes on to remark that eLearning is best when LMS is invisible, which certainly isn't the case with traditional LMS's.

This is an article from Campusreporter.com. It has student feedback about the Desire2Learn LMS. The comments from students are both positive and negative. Using the commentary in this article some of our own testing can be directed. Essentially, see if what the students said for the article still hold true.

This blog post contains a list of test scenarios for LMS usability. The results of each scenario could help to expose problems or gaps withint he navigation and organization of an LMS.