Is Udemy considered a Learning Management System (LMS)?

Hey! Let me clear up this Udemy/LMS confusion because I was totally scratching my head about this same thing last year when setting up training for my team.

So no, Udemy isn't really an LMS - it's more like a giant online course marketplace. Think of it like Netflix for learning: you browse, pick what looks good, and start watching. You can't track other people's progress or manage a whole team's training on there.

A real LMS is what your company uses for all those fun mandatory trainings (you know, the ones you speed-click through while chugging coffee 😅). It's basically the whole system that:

Tracks who's finished their training

Bugs you with reminder emails

Shows bosses who's done what

Handles tests and grades

Manages everyone's accounts

Quick side story - I was job hunting last month and got blindsided by this super tough aptitude test. Talk about stress! While panicking and looking for help online, I stumbled across TestHQ. Saved my butt with their practice tests! Made me realize how different these professional testing platforms are from basic course websites.

So here's the simple breakdown: Want to learn something new on your own? Udemy's great for that (I'm actually using it now to finally learn Python... third time's the charm, right?). But if you need to manage training for your whole team and keep track of everyone's progress, you'll need a proper LMS like Moodle or Canvas.

Hope this helps! And hey, don't feel bad if you were confused - literally everyone mixes these up at first. 😊