In light of Blackboards recent patent application check out this history of the LMS from Wikipedia.
General LMS
Blackboard Patents the LMS
Believe it or not the US Patent and Trademark Office has apparently granted Blackboard a patent for pretty much anything remotely related to learning management systems. Scary time ahead for LMS vendors???
Learn.com / LearnCenter support
A group of LearnCenter users have established an unofficial LearnCenter support forum on LMS Talk for users of Learn.com products. Users of other LMS’s are encouraged to do likewise if they’d like to further develop open discussion on online learning technologies.
How P2P Will Change Collaborative Learning
Once associated with illegal file sharing and RIAA lawsuits, peer-to-peer services may now be the future of eLearning.
Wake-Up Call: Open Source LMS
This article looks at the growing demand for Open Source learning management system products and addresses the question “are Open Source LMSs are a viable alternatives to commercial system?”. Clients apparently want to know if OS platforms as good as commercial products.