New features
As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.8 is our best release yet. Here are some highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist.
Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the Moodle 2.8 release notes.
For all users
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Text autosave
The Atto HTML editor will automatically save your text as you type, keeping your content secure before you publish it. Read about the Atto editor.
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'Like' button
This popular feature can now be implemented as a single-item scale, bringing the functionality of social media right inside Moodle. Learn more about scales here.
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Email to private files
With this new feature you can send yourself an email with an attachment and it will save to your private files for later use in your courses. See Private files.
Gradebook improvements
Forum enhancements
New options for Quiz and Choice
Analytics and Reporting
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Stay in touch by subscribing to events
Event monitoring allows teachers, managers and admins to create and subscribe to events
Cohorts
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Cohorts can be created on upload
Admins and managers can create cohorts using a csv file either, either from the Cohorts screen or when uploading users. Teachers can now by default enrol cohorts visible to them. See Cohorts.
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A new 'All Cohorts' screen for admins
Administrators can now have a clear overview of all system and category cohorts from the new All cohorts screen. See Cohorts.
See also
- Category:New features - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.8