Navigate 3.2.1 Tools for Deciding on an LMS Quest

There are two major factors to be considered in deciding on an LMS:

• the needs of the teachers, students, administrators, parents and other stakeholders

• the cost of the LMS software

So one must strike the balance between the above two factors when deciding on an LMS. The process of selecting an LMS should follow the following steps:

•   the goals of acquiring the LMS must be defined by conducting "needs analysis"

• identify the vendors available in the market whose product meets the needs of the organization or the school district. Open source is also an option to be considered

• seek information from the vendors and request to explain to you why their product the best and how it is going to meet your orgainization's needs

• request proposal to compare their pricing model

To the best of my knowledge, Desire2Learn seems the most appropriate LMS for K-12 schools.