Educational Modeling of a New Smart Learning Management System

Abstract

The problems of most LMSs are first of all of a pedagogical nature and then of a technical one. Studying these interrelated problems provides a useful conceptual reference that enables us to design a new model for a more relevant solution. In this chapter, a new conceptual model of an LMS is presented. The model, which stems from a methodological and systemic approach, is based on the hybridization between four learning theories, namely the traditional pedagogy, behaviorism, cognitivism, and social constructivism. The authors present at first each of these learning theories by discussing both their advantages and limits. The main principles of these learning theories and the technical functionalities of the proposed LMS that result from the hybridization of these principles are outlined. They finally discuss the implications of the new conceptual model for how to design and develop a new LMS that fits the needs of their final users, in particular learners.