Moodle facts for kids
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Screenshot of a Student's My home page from the Mount Orange demo site moodle.org/demo
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| Original author(s) | Martin Dougiamas |
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| Developer(s) | Martin Dougiamas Moodle HQ Moodle Community |
| Stable release |
3.4.1 / January 15, 2018
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| Written in | PHP |
| Type | Course management system |
| License | GPLv3+ |
Moodle is a free and open-source learning management system written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It was designed for education as online learning space.
The name moodle stands for "Module Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment".
It was developed by Martin Dougiamas.
Development
Moodle has continued to evolve since 1999 (since 2001 with the current architecture). It has been translated into over 100 different languages and is accessible in many countries worldwide. Institutions can add as many Moodle servers as needed without having to pay license fees. The Open University of the UK currently uses a Moodle installation for their 200,000 users while the UK government uses a Moodle installation for their Civil Service Learning platform serving half a million employees.
See also
In Spanish: Moodle para niños
