The
Moodle course management system is an open source
system that educators can use to create online
courses. Begun in 1999, the Moodle community
has now grown so that by early June 2005 there
were about 3,500 Moodle sites in more than 100
countries (and that counts only registered users).
As of October
2010 it had a user base of 49,952 registered
and verified sites, serving 37 million users
in 3.7 million courses.
- Security:
Moodle courses are secure. Each student
receives a unique login and password, and
only students that are registered in your
course can access your Moodle content. This
enables you to post copyrighted material,
track which students are accessing particular
course materials, and quiz students online.
Students can have secure access to their grades
at all times, but cannot access the grades
of other students. They can also securely
submit assignments.
- Uniformity:
Students have one Moodle account for the whole
time they are enrolled at IAU, and they access
all their courses from a common portal page.
The basic navigation interface of each course
is the same, although instructors can customize
content areas. This uniformity makes using
Moodle easy for students, as the interface
remains constant from course to course.
Quick list of Moodle's features:
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Customizable content areas
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Course Calendar
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Email Function: all students, all instructors,
all groups, select users
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Course Discussion Board - Forums
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Course Chat Room with automatic archiving
of discussions
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Student groups
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Assignment upload and return
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Student Home Page
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Integrated Instant Messaging - Quickmail
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Online Quizzes and Surveys
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Online Gradebook
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Course Statistics
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Advanced eLearning content development with
the Lesson module
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