[vyrotek]

Having worked in this industry for a number of years I feel the core issue is that an LMS is trying to organize and standardize an industry that is fundamentally disorganized.

There is an appearance of structure to content, courses, and curriculum but it's constantly evolving and changing. Often mid-class! The reality is the Eng 101 class you took last year is not the same someone will take this year.

Every school/class/teacher has exceptions to the way they run and evaluate things. So the software always evolves into more of a CMS+CRM with a million checkboxes and settings.

Source: I'm developing an LMS + remote teacher management platform at a startup right now.