Making the decision to go with Moodle over other Learning Management Systems can be a very difficult decision, especially when you don't have the experience to know the benefits and drawbacks of Moodle. Something that can be very helpful in this decision making process is feedback from Moodlers on the Pros and Cons of Moodle. In an effort to help those struggling with this decision I am looking for your help constructing a list of the pros and cons of Moodle from multiple perspectives and opinions. A list created on my own will not be nearly as complete as a list constructed with your help. Help make the Moodleverse a better place by sharing your experience.
I have kick started the list with a few pros and cons on a wiki page. All you need to do to contribute is click on the link to the wiki page below, click the "Edit" option on the wiki page, and add your contribution to the list. There are a few more details on the wiki page but wikispaces has made it very simple for all of us to collaborate on this list. Also, don't be shy to get a conversation about the pros and cons of Moodle started by leaving a comment here or using the "Discussion" option on the wiki page. So, what are you waiting for? Make the Moodleverse a better place by clicking on the link below and contributing to the list.
I kick started the list with the pros and cons below. These are some of the major pros and cons that stick out for me from the corporate perspective. Hopefully this will spur some ideas for you so that the list of pros and cons can grow. Thanks in advance for your contributions.
| Moodle Benefits | Moodle Drawbacks |
|---|---|
| Open Source - Free to download | Reporting - There is no simple way to run a site wide report with users grades in multiple courses. You are stuck going into each course site to view one courses grades at a time or using the overview report to view grades for one user at a time. |
| Great Community - There is a great community of Moodlers more than willing to help you solve any problems you may come across. | User management - No easy way to manage groups of students. It would be much easier if there was a way to manage groups site wide rather than on a course by course basis. I need to use groups for position and region which requires a lot of maintenance of the groups in each course site. |
| Customizable - There is a huge selection of plugins and add ons freely available to help you customize Moodle to your needs. | Takes a little tech savvy - Not just any trainer or teacher can download Moodle and be up and running with a quality LMS. It takes a little tech savvy and access to IT Dept resources to implement. |
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4 comments:
Joe,
Very cool resource...I've submitted some of my own and have shared it with my network. I hope we get a good robust list of what Moodle's +'s and -'s are...
-Joe T.
I know with the soon-to-be release of Moodle 2.0 there is a group focusing on making it more user-friendly than geek-friendly as well as a few other surprises =)
I love the way we use Moodle at my school and it is easy to use once you hurdle the time it takes to set-up, particularly quizes.
Wanted to let you know that I've posted an update to this original post listing additions to the Moodle pros and cons list as well as asking for more contributions. Hopefully we'll see some more additions to the list. Thanks.
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