This is more than double the number who had access in September 1999, when 201.05 million people were online. In the early 90s, some document management vendors figured out that the real driver for the technology was not control over the document construction process but document distribution, also known as publishing. This idea ran counter to the vendors' key assumptions. Widespread use of the Net is creating a new breed of customers, better-informed and more demanding. As the field gets more and more crowded, questions are starting to arise about quality.
Some LMS provide authoring tools.
Some contain competency instruments that help students select courses to match gaps in their skills and knowledge. LMS can also vary in their look and feel. Some are 3D representations of learning environments, with fancy graphical metaphors for rooms and learning activities. While others are plain, text-based interfaces. Some are strong on video and other bandwidth sucking media.