 What LMS system are you going to use? Another important decision to make at the beginning of the planning process for your eLearning course. LMS stands for Learning Management System. This is the platform that houses and serves your course to your learners. It manages all the people taking your course and reports various information back to you as the course author. There are hundreds and hundreds of LMS systems to choose from. It honestly can be quite overwhelming. There are two main types of LMS systems. Those that can be used with interactive courses which need SCORM files to operate, and those that are video-based and don't accept SCORM files. The other main difference is the way in which the LMS systems charge you. There are flat fee systems that offer one price regardless of how many students you have registered, versus systems that charge per student. Typically, we see the video-only-based LMS systems tend to be less expensive and offer the flat fee pricing model, where the LMS systems that accept interactive courses and SCORM files tend to be more feature-rich and charge per student. At the URL doctor, we've worked in many different kinds of LMS systems, but we work the most in teachable for video-based courses in a flat fee model, talent LMS for interactive and SCORM-based courses in a per-user model, and learn Dash for WordPress, which is a hybrid of both. You'll want to choose your LMS system early on so you can design your course to the features and capabilities of your LMS. If you're having a hard time deciding what LMS system to use, take our free survey, answer several questions, and you'll get our recommendation on what LMS system to use for your project. The button is just below the video. Good luck!