Introduction

The Learning Management System Market

Market Growth

Pre-pandemic the e-learning system market was growing slowly but it was the pandemic where we saw a need for remote learning that drove rapid adoption and significant market growth.
Mass school closures, strict restrictions, a shift towards online learning and work from home policies have all driven growth and investment into LMS systems ("Learning management system", 2023).

With the continued acceptance of online teaching and learning methods and the growing inclusion of more technology, the learning management model offers user-friendly content creation and distribution across a number of platforms. These systems can not only help create and distribute learning that is far reaching but can also help to report, track, and automate online learning.

What LMS to Invest in

Canvas by Instructure

Instructure, Inc, is and educational technology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah USA
Founded by Brian Whitmer and Devlin Daley in 2008, it is the developer and publisher of Canvas, a web-based learning management system, and MasteryConnect, an assessment management system ("Instructure", 2024)

What is Canvas?

Canvas is the LMS system by Infrastructure launched in 2011
- IOS app launched 2011, and Android app 2013
As of 2020, Canvas is used in approximately 4,000 institutions worldwide.
- 16 states in the USA confirmed partnerships in 2020 to help combat the pandemic
Canvas is used by schools, allowing students to submit assignments, answer discussions, access and upload media using Canvas Studio, and retrieve files from their Google Drive after linking Canvas with their Google account.