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Moodle is a free, online Learning Management system enabling educators to create their own private website filled with dynamic courses that extend learning, any time, anywhere.
Whether you're a teacher, student or administrator, Moodle can meet your needs. Moodle’s extremely customisable core comes with many standard features. Take a look at a highlight of Moodle's core features below.
General Features
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Modern, easy to use interface
Designed to be responsive and accessible, the Moodle interface is easy to navigate on both desktop and mobile devices.
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Personalised Dashboard
Organise and display courses the way you want, and view at a glance current tasks and messages.
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Collaborative tools and activities
Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more.
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All-in-one calendar
Moodle’s calendar tool helps you keep track of your academic or company calendar, course deadlines, group meetings, and other personal events.
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Convenient file management
Drop and drop files from cloud storage services including MS Skydrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.
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Simple and intuitive text editor
Format text and conveniently add media and images with an editor that works across all web browsers and devices.
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Notifications
When enabled, users can receive automatic alerts on new assignments and deadlines, forum posts and also send private messages to one another.
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Track progress
Educators and learners can track progress and completion with an array of options for tracking individual activities or resources and at course level.
Tracking progress
Administrative Features
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Customisable site design and layout
Easily customise a Moodle theme with your logo, colour schemes and much more - or simply design your own theme.
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Secure authentication and mass enrolment
Over 50 authentication and enrolment options to add and enrol users to your Moodle site and courses.
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Multilingual capability
Allow users to view course content and learn in their own language, or set it up for multilingual users and organisations.
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Bulk course creation and easy backup
Add courses in bulk, back up and restore large courses with ease.
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Manage user roles and permissions
Address security concerns by defining roles to specify and manage user access.
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Supports open standards
Readily import and export IMS-LTI, SCORM courses and more into Moodle.
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High interoperability
Freely integrate external applications and content or create your own plugin for custom integrations.
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Simple add-ons and plugin management
Install and disable add-ons and plugins within a single admin interface.
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Regular security updates
Moodle is regularly updated with the latest security patches to help ensure your Moodle site is secure.
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Detailed reporting and logs
View and generate reports on activity and participation at course and site level.
Site-wide reports
Course Development and Management Features
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Direct learning paths
Design and manage courses to meet various requirements. Classes can be instructor-led, self-paced, blended or entirely online.
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Encourage collaboration
Built-in collaborative publishing features foster engagement and encourage content-driven collaboration.
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Embed external resources
Teach materials and include assignments from other sites and connect to the gradebook in Moodle.
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Multimedia Integration
Moodle’s built-in media support enables you to easily search for and insert video and audio files in your courses.
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Group management
Group learners to share courses, differentiate activities and facilitate team work.
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Marking workflow
Conveniently assign different markers to assignments, manage grade moderation and control when marks are released to individual learners.
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In-line marking
Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating on PDF files directly within browser.
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Peer and self assessment
Built-in activities such as workshops and surveys encourages learners to view, grade and assess their own and other course members' work as a group.
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Integrated Badges
Fully compatible with Mozilla Open Badges, motivate learners and reward participation and achievement with customised Badges.
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Outcomes and rubrics
Select from advanced grading methods to tailor the gradebook to your course and examination criteria.
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