Modernize Your Campus With a Powerful University LMS Platform
Deliver exceptional remote, blended, and in-person learning experiences with a flexible, scalable education-focused LMS. With an intuitive user interface and personalized learning options, Open LMS helps you empower your students to take control of their education. Give your instructors and professors the tools they need to create dynamic and inclusive learning environments with accessibility features and robust native reporting and analytics. Set everyone up for success and prepare each learner for the future with Open LMS.
Open LMS EDU is a leading university-focused LMS platform trusted by academic institutions around the world.
Don’t Just Take Our Word for It! See Why Universities Prefer Open LMS
Our Higher Education LMSempowers over 1,000 clients to deliver learning and training to more than 10 million LMS users around the globe. Our platform makes it easy for universities of all sizes to deliver effective faculty training and engaging digital learning content that promotes academic excellence. Listen to what Professor Hayato Yamano, Vice President of IT and Chief Information Officer at Waseda University, has to say about working with Open LMS:
Focused on Your Success
Open LMS has a 98% client satisfaction rating and gives you access to:
- A rock-solid, open-source learning platform with unrivalled hosting support from Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Unbeatable scalability and performance at an exceptional value
- Swift, personalized support with real humans responding within 50 minutes - no auto-replies
- The Open LMS Academy : professional development and software training courses that elevate your faculty's teaching excellence
How Open LMS Supports Your University’s Learning Management Needs
Extensive Support for Customers
Commitment to Security
Helpful Integrations for Your Institution and Students
Essential Features for Your University’s Digital Learning Environments
Open LMS has the features and tools your students need to improve their skills and prepare for the future. Capture your learners’ attention and encourage collaboration with:
- Discussion forums
- Synchronous and asynchronous lectures
- Digital breakout rooms
- Customized learning experiences with Open LMS’s exclusive Personalized Learning Designer (PLD)
Learning isn’t limited to lecture halls and laptops. Your students can take their courses on the go with our mobile app. The app can be branded to suit your university’s unique identity for an additional fee, giving learners a seamless educational experience no matter where they choose to learn.
Adapt to Diverse Learning Needs
Give every learner the education they deserve with personalization features and accessibility enhancements. With our LMS for universities, integrate in-person and online activities to give your students the perfect blended learning experience. Automate student feedback, provide additional learning resources, direct learners to relevant study groups, and suggest content and courses with our exclusive Personalized Learning Designer (PLD).
Via our integrated partnership with Brickfield Education Labs, you can:
- Conduct accessibility audits of your courses to ensure every student can thrive
- Identify and correct accessibility errors in your courses that could unintentionally hinder learning for some students
- Use the bulk editing tool to make corrections and course enhancements
- Leverage accessibility reports to track the frequency of common errors over time and use the data to make informed decisions
Streamline Administrative Processes
Spend less time on administrative tasks and devote more time to student success. Open LMS EDU integrates with leading student information systems (SISs) and other education-related product providers so you can manage your user data under a single unified platform. Import and export user data between your SIS and LMS to simplify student enrollments. With Open LMS, you can eliminate the duplication of data entry so your staff can focus on essential student-centric tasks.
Foster Academic Research and Collaboration
University research is a cornerstone of innovation. Ensure your professors, research assistants, and students have the tools they need to collaborate and innovate with Open LMS EDU. Our platform can accommodate your university’s needs with an extensive list of native plugins and partner integrations that give you access to:
- Collaborative video conferencing tools, including breakout rooms and virtual whiteboards
- AI content detectors to ensure the authenticity of students’ research proposals and written analyses of their experiments
- Digital portfolios to showcase students’ findings, growth, and achievements
- AI tools for professors to assist in collecting and assessing prior research
Dive Into Data and Make Informed Decisions With Advanced Learning Analytics
Make data-driven decisions to help you enhance your university’s course offerings and curricula with the exclusive Open LMS Reports Engine (ORE). Our native reporting tool lets you create reports using more than 20 different sources depending on your plugins and other customization options. Leverage data visualizations embedded in your LMS dashboards to get an at-a-glance look at your most important information. Track enrollment trends, course completion rates, which languages learners and instructors are using, and more.
With ORE, you can drill down to the nitty gritty of your data and build reports as unique as your university. Ensure you get the answers you need to make informed decisions—without waiting on support from a developer! ORE lets you build and run custom reports yourself so you can achieve your university’s specific goals.
Help your university thrive and elevate your courses and curricula with:
- A scalable, flexible LMS that can be adapted to meet your evolving needs
- A tailored learning platform with extensive customization options to match your university’s unique brand
- Data security and compliance safeguards to protect your student data and keep your university compliant with regulatory requirements
- Embedded analytics and reporting tools to give you actionable insights into teaching effectiveness, student performance, and academic progress
- Regular system updates to keep your university at the forefront of eLearning innovation
- Multiple transparent and flexible pricing tiers tailored to your university’s LMS needs
- Access to our LMS expertise to provide ongoing support, training, and guidance throughout the software implementation process—and beyond
- Access to our growing list of helpful integrations, including AI assistance, accessibility audits, exam proctoring, video conferencing, and plagiarism detection tools
- Mobile access to your learning programs so your students can learn on the go from anywhere
- Our commitment to ensuring every LMS user has access to a safe and secure online learning environment, as evidenced by our ISO 27001 certification
How Open LMS EDU Helps You Achieve Global Educational Excellence
Open LMS’s ability to handle large-scale training initiatives was instrumental in our success. By leveraging the system’s robust reporting features, we were able to efficiently track faculty and staff progress across all four faculties during the training process. This real-time data ensured we could identify any knowledge gaps or areas needing additional support, allowing for adjustments and ultimately a more successful training experience for everyone.
Open LMS Solves Key Challenges for Universities
Scalability and Performance
Open LMS’s robust infrastructure easily accommodates your growing student populations and sudden shifts in learning environments.
Here’s the proof:
- Waseda University successfully managed learning for over 20,000 students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Silliman University serves over 10,000 students from kindergarten to postgraduate levels.
- The University of Vassouras implemented Open LMS for 7,000 students and 400 professors in just 45 days.
Customization and Branding
Open LMS makes it easy to create a unique, branded learning experience that aligns with your university’s identity.
Evidence in Action:
- Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez created differentiated branding for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students using the Open LMS Snap theme.
- Silliman University leveraged Open LMS's customization capabilities to cater to diverse educational levels.
Discover How Open LMS Is Supporting Universities: Read Our Success Stories
Regent Business School
Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez
Casper College
Enhanced Learning Experience
Open LMS empowers your university instructors to create engaging, interactive content that improves student outcomes.
Evidence in Action:
- Universidad Santo Tomás developed interactive and content-rich features, improving course modeling and design with HTML code integration for animated resources.
- Madero University incorporated H5P technology to make courses more dynamic, user-friendly, and organized.
- Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez implemented the Personalized Learning Designer (PLD) plugin for automated congratulatory messages, boosting student engagement.
Flexibility and Adaptability
Open LMS easily adapts to changing educational needs, from sudden shifts in online learning to the integration of new teaching methodologies.
Evidence in Action:
- Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez quickly transitioned to mandatory virtual learning, integrating video collaboration tools and robust forum features.
- Universidad Santo Tomás gained approval for Colombia’s first virtual doctoral program.
- The University of Vassouras rapidly implemented digital learning, transforming its educational approach.
- Lyceum of the Philippines University successfully transitioned from blended learning to full eLearning implementation across multiple campuses.
Overcoming a Resistance to Virtual Learning
Open LMS helps universities and higher learning institutions address skepticism about the quality of online education.
Evidence in Action:
- Madero University increased enrollment in online Master’s programs from 27% to 100%.
- Lyceum of the Philippines University created a five-year eLearning roadmap, piloting blended learning across various courses before full implementation.
Comprehensive Support and Reliability
Open LMS offers expert guidance and reliable infrastructure to ensure your university’s operations run smoothly.
Evidence in Action:
- Waseda University received solutions for hosting capacity challenges, ensuring uninterrupted service.
- Universidad Santo Tomás minimized technical issues and drastically improved the online learning experience for its end-users after implementing Open LMS
Cost-Effective Solutions
As an open-source, Moodle™-based platform, Open LMS offers all the features and capabilities your university needs at an affordable price that fits your institution’s budget.
Evidence in Action:
- The University of Vassouras found Open LMS more cost-effective than a totally free Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), saving on hardware, cloud servers, and IT support costs.
- Silliman University cited affordability as one of the key reasons for choosing Open LMS.