NewsForge: Moodle: An Open Source Learning Management System

“Distance education is becoming more important in today’s
connected world. Universities and schools are supplementing
traditional classroom-based learning with electronic learning
management systems (LMS)–software designed to deliver on-line
education. You may know such software by other names, such as
managed learning environments, virtual learning environments, or
course management systems. Moodle is the definitive open source
learning management system. Like most LMSes, it make extensive use
of the Internet, with features such as discussion forums, chats,
journals, automated testing and grading tools, and student
tracking. Because it’s open source, it’s also broadly extensible by
its large user community…”

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