Blackboard LMS
Provider 
Founded 1997
Ownership Public
Blackboard LMS
ProductOperating Status: Currently Offered
AI-powered LMS for course creation, delivery, assessments, and engagement in higher ed and organizations.
AI-powered LMS for course creation, delivery, assessments, and engagement in higher ed and organizations.
Blackboard LMS is the AI-powered learning management system for higher education, government, and organizations. It enables course creation, content delivery, collaboration, grading, assessments, personalized learning paths, mobile access, and engagement tracking with built-in generative AI Design Assistant for rubrics, structure, and assessments.
The platform supports online, hybrid, and in-person learning at scale for thousands of institutions worldwide. Post-2026 restructuring it emphasizes usability, accessibility integration via Ally, actionable analytics, and instructor efficiency tools while serving as the core of Blackboard's focused Teaching & Learning portfolio.
| Attribute | Blackboard LMS | Brightspace, Moodle LMS | |
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| Founded | 1997 | — | |
| Ownership | Public | — |
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Founded 1997
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