Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment)
is an open source course management system. It enables educators to
produce internet-based courses and websites. One of the main advantages
of Moodle is that it has a strong grounding in social constructionist
pedagogy. The focus of
the Moodle project is to give educators the best tools to manage and
promote learning.
Moodle provides all the sophisticated high level functionality
of an educational Content Management System.
Moodle 2.4.3
Price
Free to download Size
28.9MB
License
GNU GPL v2 Developer Martin Dougiamas
Supports a range of user authentication mechanisms through
plug-in authentication modules, allowing easy integration with existing
systems
Standard email method: students can create their own
login accounts. Email addresses are verified by confirmation
LDAP method: account logins can be checked against an
LDAP server. Admin can specify which fields to use.
For example, IMAP, POP3,
NNTP: account logins are checked against a mail or news server. SSL/TLS
certificates are supported.
Students are encouraged to build an online Edit profile
including photos, description. Email addresses can be protected from
display if required
Every user can specify their own timezone, and every
date in Moodle is translated to that timezone (e.g. posting dates,
assignment due dates etc)
Every user can choose the language used for the Moodle
interface (English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese etc)
Flexible array of course activities:
Assignments - Assignments enable teachers to
grade and give comments on uploaded files and assignments created on
and off line
Chats - The chat module allows participants to
have a real-time synchronous discussion via the web
Choices - Here a teacher asks a question and
specifies a choice of multiple responses
Databases - The database module enables
participants to create, maintain and search a bank of record entries
Forums - Forums provide the opportunity for
asynchronous discussions
Glossaries - The glossary module enables
participants to create and maintain a list of definitions, like a
dictionary
Lessons - A lesson activity presents a series of
pages to the student, who is usually asked to make some sort of choice
below the content area. A lesson activity allows the teacher to create
an adaptive learning experience, without direct teacher interaction
Quizzes - This module allows the teacher to
design
and set quiz tests, consisting of multiple choice, true-false, and
short answer questions and more. Each attempt is automatically marked,
and the teacher can choose whether to give feedback and/or to show
correct answers
Resources - Teachers can provide course resources in
various formats - pages edited in Moodle, uploaded files or web links
SCORM packages - SCORM is a
collection of specifications that enable interoperability,
accessibility and reusability of web-based learning content
Surveys - Teachers can use surveys to gather
data
from their students that will help them learn about their class and
reflect on their own teaching
Wikis - a collection of web
pages that anyone can add to or edit
Groups - teacher(s) and students can be placed in one or
more groups
Mail integration - copies of forum posts, teacher feedback
etc can be mailed in HTML or plain text. Users can set a preference for
daily emails in their profile
Plugins to enhance functionality:
Activities (including word and math games)
Resource types
Question types (multiple choice, true and false, fill in
the blank, etc)
Data field types (for the database activity)
Graphical themes
Authentication methods (can require username and password
accessibility)
Enrollment methodsCcontent filters
Includes the TCPDF library to generate PDF documents from
pages
