LMS have been used primarily to provide access to "courseware"
(e.g. syllabi, lecture notes, supporting slides, reading lists
and links). The reasons behind this are, on the one hand, the
reluctance of teachers to experiment with organising and
moderating Web-based learning processes and, on the other hand,
the lack of capability of LMS to handle didactically more complex
learning designs."
from Open Educational
Practices and Resources