Moodle is a free software e-learning platform (also known as a Course Management System (CMS), or Learning Management Systems (LMS), or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)). It has a significant user base with 49,977 registered sites with 24,222,578 users in 2,288,224 courses in 199 countries speaking 78 languages (as of Sep. 18th, 2008).Moodle is designed to help educators create online courses with opportunities for rich interaction. Its open source license and modular design means that people can develop additional functionality. Development is undertaken by a globally diffused network of commercial and non-commercial users, spearheaded by the Moodle company based in Perth, Western Australia. [edit]
Moodle is a free software e-learning platform (also known as a Course Management System (C...
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Pros - easy to learn, easy to get going, lots of functionality, something similar to all functions in other LMSs, some are actually better in Moodle than in the other LMSs, instructor control over look and features available within a course
Cons - still maturing so there have been some significant changes between releases - 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, although this will diminish as there isn't a lot of additional functionality to needed to achieve parity with other more mature LMSs
Pros - similar to other LMSs, students have pretty good control over their view via student profile options. Most functions work as "expected" so students have little difficulty getting going. There is lots of in-context help available - help icon button next to an input or a menu provide a popup window with an explanation of what is required and how it works.
Cons - currently Moodle and DeAnza do not provide a good student guide, so students do not have documentation and/or support. This is only a problem for a few students who really like formal training or detailed written instructions and are not comfortable just trying it.