“A Learning Management System (LMS) is software or the category of software which is used to perform multiple tasks like documentation, tracking, reporting, and administration of online learning of educational courses or corporate training material. The global LMS market had revenues of around $2.15bn in 2013 and this is expected to increase to around $4.7bn at a CAGR of around 17%.
There are around 500 LMS solutions based on proprietary software as well as open source offerings, but the market is dominated by established companies like Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Instructure etc with respect to revenues. However open source offerings like Sakai, Moodle, ILIAS, ATutor also have significant user share in this industry.
Most universities across US, Canada, Australia either opt for commercial or open source LMS solutions which are then self-managed or hosted on third party service providers. Overall, around 64% use hosting services for their LMS software solutions with the remaining opting for self-managed or on-campus hosting. The scope for managed hosting across APAC, Europe and other geographic regions is also comparatively huge.
Blackboard, Moodle, Desire2Learn, Canvas, Angel and Sakai are the top LMS software solution providers in the higher education sector as illustrated in the figure above. Blackboard holds the majority market share followed by Moodle and Desire2Learn.”
“1. Global Learning Management Systems Market Overview
2. Executive Summary
3. Global Learning Management Systems – Market Landscape
3.1. Market Share Analysis
3.2. Comparative Analysis
3.2.1. Product Benchmarking
3.2.2. End user profiling
3.2.3. Patent Analysis
3.2.4. Top 5 Financials Analysis
4. Global Learning Management Systems – Market Forces
4.1. Market Drivers
4.2. Market Constraints
4.3. Market Challenges
4.4. Attractiveness of the Learning Management Systems Industry
4.4.1. Power of Suppliers
4.4.2. Power of Customers
4.4.3. Threat of New entrants
4.4.4. Threat of Substitution
4.4.5. Degree of Competition
5. Global Learning Management Systems – Strategic Analysis
5.1. Value Chain Analysis
5.2. Pricing Analysis
5.3. Opportunities Analysis
5.4. Suppliers and Distributors
5.5. Learning Content Management Systems (LCMS) Market Overview and Analysis
6. Global Learning Management Systems – End User Verticals Analysis
6.1. Corporate Sector
6.1.1. Financial Institutions
6.1.2. Biopharma
6.1.3. Healthcare
6.1.4. Retail
6.1.5. IT Companies
6.1.6. Manufacturing
6.1.7. Telecommunications
6.1.8. Entertainment and Media
6.2. Government Sector
6.2.1. Utilities
6.2.2. Transport
6.2.3. Administration
6.3. Education Sector
6.3.1. K-12
6.3.1.1. Primary Education
6.3.1.2. Secondary Education
6.3.2. Universities
6.3.3. Colleges
7. Global Learning Management Systems – Module Types Analysis
7.1. Collaborative Learning
7.2. Content Management
7.3. Talent Management
7.4. Performance Management
7.5. Student Management
7.6. Virtual Classrooms
7.7. Online Courses
7.8. Assessment and Testing
7.9. Mobile and Social Learning
7.10. Others
8. Global Learning Management Systems – Ecosystem Analysis
8.1. Equipment Providers
8.1.1. Servers
8.1.2. PDUs
8.1.3. Enclosures
8.2. Hosting Service Providers
8.3. Colocation Services
8.4. Authoring Tool Providers
8.5. Payment Gateway Providers
8.6. Software Providers
8.7. Content Delivery Networks
8.8. Tutoring Services
8.9. Content Providers
8.10. Testing Organizations
8.11. Proctoring Services
8.12. Accreditation Providers
8.13. Others
9. Global Learning Management Systems Market-Geographic Analysis
10. Introduction
10.1. Americas
10.1.1. North America
10.1.2. Brazil
10.1.3. Argentina
10.1.4. Mexico
10.2. Europe
10.2.1. UK
10.2.2. France
10.2.3. Germany
10.3. APAC
10.3.1. China
10.3.2. South Korea
10.3.3. Japan
10.3.4. Australia
10.4.ROW
11. Market Entropy
11.1. New Product Launches
11.2. M&As, Collaborations, JVs and Partnerships
12. Investment Opportunities – Analysis by Target companies/customers, Capital Investments, ROI, Payback Period and Source of Funds.
13. Company Profiles (Overview, Financials, SWOT Analysis, Developments, Product Portfolio)
13.1. Blackboard Inc
13.2. Moodle
13.3. Desire2Learn Inc
13.4. SAP
13.5. Saba Software
13.6. Sumtotal Systems
13.7. eCollege
13.8. WebCT
13.9. Edmodo
13.10. McGraw-Hill
13.11. Pearson
13.12. GlobalScholar
13.13. Automatic Data Processing Inc
13.14. Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc
13.15. Netdimensions Ltd
13.16. IBM Corp
13.17. Oracle
13.18. Sungard
13.19. Jenzabar
13.20. Instructure
*More than 40 Companies are profiled in this Research Report, Complete List available on Request*
“”*Financials would be provided on a best efforts basis for private companies””
14. Appendix
14.1. Abbreviations
14.2. Sources
14.3. Research Methodology
14.4. Bibliography
14.5. Compilation of Expert Insights
14.6. Disclaimer”