Moodle Reviews & Pricing

Key Features

• Course Development: Create courses from scratch or upload existing ones to the system. The course builder tool allows you to:
  • Add name, category, start and end date, ID number, summary, number of sections, cover image, participants, tags, groups and other specific details.
  • Insert resources like checklists, files, forums, quizzes, wikis and more into sections. You can also set up virtual classroom sessions via BigBlueButton.
  • Add questions, files, competencies, course completion conditions, add-on apps and badges.
  • Generate reports to analyze competencies, log actions, live logs, training activities and course participation rates.
  • Import, back up, restore, copy and reset courses to reuse them.
  • Enable learners to request new courses and download course content.
• Assignments: Use the assignment activity module to communicate tasks, collect tests and quizzes, and provide grades.
  • Allow students to submit any type of digital content, such as documents, spreadsheets, images or audio and video clips, or type text directly into the text editor.
  • Use assignments to remind students of offline tasks without having to make digital submissions.
  • Let students submit work individually or as a group. When reviewing, leave feedback comments and upload files like marked-up submissions, commented documents or audio feedback.
  • Grade assignments using numerical scales, custom scales or advanced methods like rubrics. Record final grades in the gradebook.
• Forums: Use forums to encourage students to socialize, make course announcements, discuss learning content, host face-to-face sessions online and more.
• Checklists: Allow teachers to create checklists and help students track tasks and to-do lists.
• HTML5 Packages: Upload and add HTML5 Packages (H5P) to the platform. H5P allows you to integrate interactive content like presentations, videos, quizzes, games and more into course materials. Automatically grade questions attempted in H5P activities and record them in the gradebook.
• Calendar: Log important events like assignment deadlines, upcoming meetings, and course start and end dates and more on the company calendar.
• BigBlueButton Integration: Integrate with BigBlueButton and conduct live online classes, virtual office hours or group collaborations. Use features like audio, video, chat, slides, screen sharing, a multi-user whiteboard, breakout rooms, polling and emojis in real time. Record sessions for playback later.
• Feedback: Design surveys with multiple-choice, yes/no or text-input questions to gather participant input. Keep responses anonymous if needed, and decide whether to share results with participants or restrict them to teachers only.
• Notifications: Track updates and alert users when a new event occurs. Enable triggers for new course additions, upcoming deadlines, published grades, schedule changes and more.
• Course Tracking: Monitor course progress and the number of activities completed by each learner. View their completed assignments, course start and end times, achievements and other details for each course.
• Quizzes: Create assessments with various question types, such as multiple-choice, matching, short-answer and numerical questions, and include them in course exams, topic tests, practice sessions and more.
  • Configure options for multiple attempts, randomize question order from the question bank and set time limits.
  • Automatically grade each attempt, excluding essay questions and record results in the gradebook.
  • Customize when to display hints and feedback and correct answers to students.
• Multi-Device Support: Access the site from any device via the free mobile app for Windows, iOS and Android. It's compatible with mobile layouts and can be used in any browser for a consistent experience.
• Plugin Management: Manage all plugins from one interface for quick access. Provides plugins for different types of educational needs (e.g., universities). Connect with MS Office 365 and Google Apps.
• Personalized Dashboards: Organize and access training information like checklists, badges, latest announcements, timelines and course overviews on a customizable dashboard.
• User Management: Add new users, set user preferences, define user profile fields, upload user pictures and more.

Approach to Common Challenges

• Saving Costs: Moodle LMS is an excellent option for users looking to save costs while having access to all key LMS capabilities. Moodle’s free trial supports features like course creation, user management, grading and reporting, content management and more.
• Scaling the Existing Platform: You can customize and extend the platform through a large ecosystem of plugins, and tailor it to your specific needs. Moodle also scales well and can accommodate thousands of users and courses without performance issues.
• Ensuring Industry Compliance: Moodle can be used, modified and shared freely under the GNU General Public License. You can find documentation, course content and resources on Moodle.org, which are available under various licenses. It also complies with the SCORM 1.2 standard for delivering web-based eLearning content, and meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards.
• Improving Learning Opportunities: Join Moodle Academy to advance your skills through specialized programs like Moodle Teaching Basics, Moodle Developer Basics and the Educator Pathway. These programs consist of short courses that offer badges on completion, and you can also purchase certificates of completion. You can attend webinars, complete courses and enroll in pathways tailored for educators, administrators and developers.

Cost of Ownership

• Hosting fees (if not self-hosting)
• IT support and administration costs
• Costs for any custom development or integrations
• Potential training and consulting fees

• Mini: $210, 100 users, 500 MB storage
• Small: $400, 200 users, 1 GB storage
• Medium: $920, 500 users, 2.5 GB storage
• Standard: $1730. 1000 users, 5 GB storage

Limitations

• Doesn’t Offer Built-In eCommerce Capabilities: Moodle supports eCommerce capabilities only with partner integrations. It doesn’t support features like course selling, discounts and promotions, transaction history and subscription management entirely out of the box. On the contrary, its competitors, Docebo and Cornerstone offer a full suite of ready-to-use eCommerce tools.
• Doesn’t Support Video Conferencing Capabilities: The solution doesn’t offer features like virtual classrooms, screen sharing, on-demand recording and breakout rooms fully out of the box and requires partner integrations to run these tools.
• Limited AI Capabilities: If you’re looking for an open-source LMS with AI capabilities, Moodle may not be the best choice for you. It doesn’t support features like AI-based content translation, course recommendations, tagging and search, and it doesn’t use NLP technology, either. However, it does offer AI-based reporting and conversational AI tools.

Training Resources

• MoodleDocs: Access an extensive collection of product training articles and guides. Learn how to create courses, manage users, use the Moodle app, access your site and more.

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