Moodle is a learning platform base designed to give educators, administrators and students a single, robust and secure integrated system for creating personalized learning environments. Today it is one of the best systems for developing e-learning. Tried and trusted worldwide, it is the most widely used learning platform in the world. Moodle is web-based, so it can be accessed from any device, with a default interface compatible with mobile devices. At ProMent we build your custom e-learning project with Moodle.
How did Moodle come about?
The Moodle platform is a teaching system designed to create and manage online learning spaces adapted to the needs of teachers, students and administrators. In more technical terms, it is a dynamic web system built to manage virtual teaching environments, based on PHP technology and MySQL databases. The first version was created in 2002 by the Australian educationalist and computer scientist Martin Dougiamas, and its original name comes from the acronym for Module Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. With Moodle you can create fully personalized learning environments.
What is Moodle?
Online teaching platforms such as Moodle are also called LMSs, the acronym for Learning Management System. On the market we can find various LMSs such as Chamilo, e-Doceo, Canvas, Sakai, FirstClass, etc. The list is very long, but Moodle wins the day. Its endless strengths make it the most widely used online teaching platform in the world.
Benefits of the Moodle platform
Main advantages of Moodle
- A stable, trustworthy tool. Organizations of every kind and size rely on it to develop their online training projects.
- Intuitive and easy to use. Learning to manage and use it is very simple. The user panel has a simple interface and well-documented resources.
- Always up to date. Moodle is continuously reviewed and improved to adapt to users’ needs over time. Thousands of users worldwide, organized into online communities, are involved in its development.
- Flexible and customizable. Being open source software, Moodle can be customized and adapted to individual needs thanks to its modular structure.
- Scalable to any size. It is a platform that can serve anything from a handful of students or workers to thousands of them, in small organizations as well as large ones.
- Ubiquitous and accessible from any device. Moodle is accessed through the web, so it can be reached from anywhere in the world, at any time and from any device. Its interface is compatible with mobile and every internet browser.
- Robust, secure and private. Moodle’s developers are committed to data security and user privacy, which is why the platform’s security controls are constantly updated. Moodle has systems that protect against unauthorized access, data loss and misuse.
- With extendable features. Moodle’s possibilities are unlimited. Its features can be extended by installing plugins and add-ons, the fruit of the collaboration of a large global community.
- In your own language. Moodle is translated into more than 120 languages. Its multilingual capability is another of its most valued features.
Moodle for business
Companies have started to bet on e-learning for training and constant communication with their workers. Online in-company training solutions cost less than traditional methods, offer more flexible hours, save travel, etc. What is more, the training is more dynamic and allows constant tracking of workers’ progress and of the courses or training completed. At ProMent Consulting we specialize in building and adapting this platform for companies and educational centres. We have long experience in rolling out virtual classrooms for different sectors of activity, providing the best solution tailored to each group’s needs.