Moodle

Moodle is a widely used learning management system (LMS) for building and running online courses for schools, universities, businesses, and public-sector training. It provides course authoring, learner interaction, assessments, grading, and reporting in a modular platform with extensive plugin and integration support.

Key Features

• Course management with activities/resources (assignments, quizzes, forums, lessons, SCORM packages, etc.)
• Assessment engine: question bank, timed quizzes, grading workflows, rubrics, and feedback
• Gradebook with categories, aggregation methods, and export options
• Roles and permissions (RBAC) with fine-grained capability control
• Built-in messaging and notifications; forums and collaborative activities
• Learning analytics and reports (including completion tracking and logs)
• Extensive plugin ecosystem (activities, question types, themes, authentication, enrolments, admin tools)
• Integrations for authentication/SSO (e.g., LDAP, SAML via plugins) and external tools (LTI)

Use Cases

• University and school e-learning portals for blended or fully online teaching
• Corporate training and compliance programs with quizzes and completion tracking
• Community or continuing-education course delivery with forums and assignments

Limitations and Considerations

• Feature depth and UI/UX depend heavily on configuration, themes, and selected plugins
• Plugin compatibility can vary by Moodle release; upgrades may require testing in staging

Moodle is a mature, extensible LMS suited to organizations that need robust assessments, role-based administration, and a large ecosystem of plugins and integrations. It is commonly chosen when full control over course structure, grading, and authentication is required at scale.