Features

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 and download the file Moodle features for students (pdf) comparing the LMS, Moodle app and offline features.

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.
  View demo
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  Personalised My course page

  Display current, past and future courses.
  My courses
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  See-at-a-glance Timeline

  From your dashboard see deadlines and calendar events.
  Dashboard
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  Collaborative tools and activities

  Work and learn together in forums, wikis, glossaries, database activities, and much more.
  Activities
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  Convenient file management

  Drag and drop files from cloud storage services including MS OneDrive, Dropbox and Google Drive.
  Working with files
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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.
  Text editor
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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.
  Messaging
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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

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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.
  Themes
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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.
  Authentication / Enrolment
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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.
  Language
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  Bulk course creation and easy backup

  Add courses in bulk, back up and restore large courses with ease.
  Bulk course upload
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  Manage user roles and permissions

  Address security concerns by defining roles to specify and manage user access.
  Roles and permissions
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  Supports open standards

  Readily import and export IMS-LTI, SCORM courses and more into Moodle.
  Standards
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  High interoperability

  Freely integrate external applications and content or create your own plugin for custom integrations.
  SCORM / External tool
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  Simple plugin management

  Install and disable plugins within a single admin interface.
  Installing plugins
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  Regular security updates

  Moodle is regularly updated with the latest security patches to help ensure your Moodle site is secure.
  Security
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  Detailed reporting and logs

  View and generate reports on activity and participation at course and site level.
  Site-wide reports

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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.
  Pedagogy
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  Encourage collaboration

  Built-in collaborative publishing features foster engagement and encourage content-driven collaboration.
  Activities
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  Embed external resources

  Teach materials and include assignments from other sites and connect to the gradebook in Moodle.
  External tool
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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.
  Working with media
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  Group management

  Group learners to share courses, differentiate activities and facilitate team work.
  Groups
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  Marking workflow

  Conveniently assign different markers to assignments, manage grade moderation and control when marks are released to individual learners.
  Assignment module
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  In-line marking

  Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating files directly within browser.
  Assignment module
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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.
  Workshop
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  Integrated Badges

  Fully compatible with Mozilla Open Badges, motivate learners and reward participation and achievement with customised Badges.
  Badges
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  Outcomes and rubrics

  Select from advanced grading methods to tailor the gradebook to your course and examination criteria.
  Grades
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  Competency based marking

  Set up competencies with personal learning plans across courses and activities..
  Competencies
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  Security and privacy

  Teach and share in a private space only you and your class can access.
  Courses

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