Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.0, or watch our [....... YouTube playlist of 4.0 New features].
For role-specific information, see New for teachers, New for students and New for administrators.
The list of major features and improvements can be found in the Moodle 4.0 release notes.
New navigation
My courses
Access your courses easily from a My courses tab at the top of the site.
Timeline
Stay on target with deadlines with an improved Timeline.
Course index
Move smoothly between course sections.
Activity completion
View complete and incomplete activities easily from the course index.
Course editing
Edit mode
Toggle edit mode and access the new block drawer to add or view blocks.
Easily add content
Add activities and resources with a simple click.
Contextual navigation
Find your way around the course and activities with clear tab menus.
Drag and drop to move
Move items from the course index or the central area.
Question bank improvements
Question bank plugins
Show or hide options such as comments and usage.
Custom fields
Add custom fields to highlight a question to other teachers.
New in courses
Big Blue Button
Use a free trial of Big Blue Button for live web conference.
Content updates
Notify learners when course content is added or updated.
Timed assignments
Specify a time on assignments to encourage learners to submit within the period.
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New for admins
Admin presets
Easily offer a streamlined or full set of features to users.
Report builder
Set up custom reports and share with selected users, roles or cohorts.
User profile fields
New Social profile field
A new Social profile field replaces the hard-coded fields in the user profile.
Custom profile fields selectable in Show user identity
Custom profile fields may be selected in User polices > Show user identity so they display in participant lists.
Other features and improvements
Control audio / video playback rates
Students can control the speed at which Audio and Video files will play.
Improved activity completion report
The activity completion report may be filtered by activity and activity order.
Search language packs
The list of languages may be searched when installing new Language packs.
New PDF to PNG converter
For assignment submission annotations, a new converter, Poppler is available instead of Ghostscript.
Section links block
Titles may now be displayed in the Section links block.
Restore/import role permissions
Enable or disable role permission overrides when restoring or importing a course.