2015-07-24

Learning management systems, also called LMS, have positively impacted both the corporate world and the educational sector. The need to create and deliver high quality training courses, educational materials, and other related materials for commercial purposes as well as the demand for platforms that take care of the demands of online learning and distance teaching in the academic field has been catered to by LMS products. But with the advent of tablets and smartphones, the call for mobile LMS platforms has intensified.

Mobile devices have become an integral part of a person’s personal and professional lives, becoming more ubiquitous as their roles become more important. As the number of learners grow, their need to have immediate and reliable access to LMS increases as well. From a business and academic standpoint, mobile LMS allows them to reach out further to their learners, be them employees who are training for commercial roles or students who enrolled in an online class or individuals who just want to increase and improve their skill set by learning something new.

Regardless of perspectives, many agree that a mobile LMS should have the following features conducive to a mobile learning setup:

Real-time access to learner’s data (for instructors, HR managers, etc.) and course content (students);

Simple and uncluttered user interface for easy operation and navigation;

Allows personalization for better adaption on the learner’s part;

Reporting tools and analytics tim improve learning outcomes;

Social media integrations to maximize communication, analysis, and other processes that comes with learning.

On that note, here are 5 of the best LMS platforms that offer mobile versions. Check them out.

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1. eLeap



eLeap provides a vast selection of features. It is a web-based LMS that comes with an intuitive interface that lets you do almost everything even on a mobile device. eLeap’s visual aesthetics are built with mobile devices in mind. The layout is clean and the buttons are easy to spot, making it one of the most navigable mobile LMS platform today.Simple yet powerful, eLeap allows clients to conduct internal training and deliver e-learning to their learners via web browsers.

From PDF to PowerPoint presentations, administrators can easily create courses and upload various file types to the eLeap platform and make them accessible to their employees, students, and trainees. With eLeap, users can also incorporate images and audio files, which can be quite handy if you are an instructor who would like to deliver content via a recorded session.

eLeap users can easily add Google Drive files and YouTube videos to their content. To evaluate learners’ progress, you can generate a number of performance reports for that.

For students, trainees, and employees, they instantly get notifications about new courses and materials. For instructions that they need to go over, you can use an automated reminder function to keep everyone notified and and on track.

eLearp SmartScore and Customer Satisfaction

Our B2B experts reviewed eLeap  features, user experience, customer support and other key elements of the service. Final results as summarized by the SmartScore system gave eLeap a score of 7.0/10 while the results provided by the Customer Satisfaction Algorithm place the overall user satisfaction rating at 93%.

2. Litmos



Every mobile learning courses devised and generated with the Litmos Online LMS are made instantly accessible to Android and iOS (iPhone and iPad) devices. The same can be said with video files, which are optimized to play smoothly in all compatible mobile devices as well as desktops and netbooks.

Litmos makes all content and information stored in the system highly accessible to administrators and end-users. SO whether you are traveling in a bus or just chilling at the sofa, you can be sure that you can easily get to your content via your smartphone or tablet.

Administrators and instructors can easily gauge how their employees and learners are assimilating the information delivered through their courses and training materials by administering customized quizzes. Formats for quizz include essay and multiple choice among others. Or you can go and implement a randomize master list of questions for variety.

Litmos offers a throng of reliable reporting and assessment tools to see which employees are excelling or lagging behind, as well as determine areas that require more training and instruction. Reports can be exported as PDF and Excel files.

Litmos LMS SmartScore and Customer Satisfaction

Our B2B experts reviewed Litmos LMS features, user experience, customer support and other key elements of the service. Final results as summarized by the SmartScore system gave Litmos LMS a score of 7.7/10 while the results provided by the Customer Satisfaction Algorithm place the overall user satisfaction rating at 99%.

3. Topyx

TOPYX is developed as a highly accessible LMS to a variety of mobile devices running on Android and iOS, which is basically the majority of smartphones and tablets in the world. As TOPYX is a web-based SaaS solution, it can be accessed also by netbooks and desktops via their web browsers. The platform also states that all information entered into the system enjoys top security as they are processed and stored in dedicated servers with reliable uptime and lots of bandwidth.

Simplicity of management and fast learning environment conducive to a mobile setup is what TOPYX promises and delivers to its clients and their end users. TOPYX is intended to be very easy for both administrators and their intended learners.

From the management’s perspective, administrators and instructors don’t need to through needless management processes. Every operation in relation to management can be done with just a few clicks, ranging from uploading user details, accessing critical reporting and assessment features, to adding or removing access to community functionalities and more.

TOPYX is also built to be social. The platform easily integrates with the best social learning solutions to make learning more engaging and collaborative. Among the social learning features Topyx offers are:

Web conference (video, screen sharing, record)

Calendaring

Chat

Announcements

Events

Social Learning Articles

Polls

Blogs

Shoutbox

Pictures

Documents

Forums

Marketing Tiles

Sponsor Links

Cover Flow

TOPYX SmartScore and Customer Satisfaction

Our B2B experts conducted a review of TOPYX  functionalities, user experience, customer support and other key elements of the service. Final results as summarized by the SmartScore system gave TOPYX a score of 7.3/10 while the results provided by the Customer Satisfaction Algorithm place the overall user satisfaction rating at 100%.

4. Docebo

Docebo offers a simple and intuitive mobile LMS platform that allows adminstrators to deliver training courses and instructions on a variety mobile devices, including Android and iOS gadgets. For adminstrators and trainers, you can create other e-learning apps with the Docebo SDK.

For students and trainees, Docebo allows them to take courses that are optimized for smartphone users as well as give them immediate access to training content and instruction eve while on the fly. Progress and report tools are also offered to help students see and evaluate their performance and identify learning areas that require their attention.

Docebo SmartScore and Customer Satisfaction

Our B2B experts performed a detailed review of Docebo features, user experience, customer support and other key elements of the service. Final results as summarized by the SmartScore system gave Docebo a score of 6.9/10 while the results provided by the Customer Satisfaction Algorithm place the overall user satisfaction rating at 100%.

5. Firmwater LMS

Designed as a learning management software for corporate training, Firmwater LMS has included mobile delivery of their content as part of its design. Recently, Firmwater LMS has improved and optimized its courses for mobile and tablet devices.

New configurations of the mobile Firmwater LMS include the technique called Responsive Design, which enables the interface to automatically adjust to the screen size of the mobile device, making it easy for the eyes as well as navigation. Another configuration added to the improved Firmwater LMS mobile application is its “Retina” capability, which makes the icons look sharper on the screen. Of course, this only applies to devices with the Retina feature.

With these improvements, Firmwater LMS mobile has become something more. That said, the mobile version still allows you to do a ton of things related to learning, such as:

Create customized content libraries with client-specific branding;

Sell courses and subscriptions online via your own online store;

Access your content through your own domain;

Build content that adheres to SCORM standards.

Firmwater LMS SmartScore and Customer Satisfaction

A full review of Firmwater LMS features, user experience, customer support and other key elements of the service was conducted by our B2B experts. Final results as summarized by the SmartScore system gave Firmwater a score of 8.1/10 while the results provided by the Customer Satisfaction Algorithm place the overall user satisfaction rating at 98%.

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