Moodle is Now in Session
Teach your staff and students new tricks with the best online course management system on the planet.
Monday, August 15th, 2005
As a small business turns into a large business, its knowledge becomes its most valuable asset. Surely, “time to market” is essential, but information must get out of the corner office just as quickly.
Learning management systems are nothing new, having been an integral part of big business for decades. But with the advent of corporate intranets, learning management systems (also called course management systems) have become more powerful, easier to deploy, and more accessible, easily extended to all employees. However, before open source options became available, learning management tools were proprietary, clumsy to use, and very expensive.
This month, let’s tour one of the best open source learning management systems available:
Moodle (
http://moodle.org/).
Go to the Head of Your Class
When looking for solid learning management system for your organization, there are a number of variables to look for. Outside of the standard questions you need to ask, such as “What are its unique features?”, “What platforms does it support?”, “Who provides support, integration, and upgrades?”, and “How is it extensible?”, you should also review the demonstration installation on the vendor’s web site. Moodle smartly uses itself to demonstrate its features. Moodle is based on the LAMP framework, though it supports for every major database vendor, has a modular and secure construction, and even has the ability to automatically upgrade its own libraries.
