LMS

LMS is primarily a tool set for administrative efficiency rather than a platform for substantive teaching and learning activities. These concerns have been exacerbated by rapid growth in LMS-related spending over the past decade, which has led many to question whether the benefits of the technology are worth the cost.
Faculty use the CMS primarily as an administrative tool ... rather than as a tool anchored in pedagogy or cognitive science models."
[T]he LMS serves as an affirming technology of traditional teaching. The instructor doesn't challenge the LMS very much, and, in turn, the LMS doesn't challenge the instructor. The student gets the convenience benefit from electronic distribution of documents (and grades) but little more