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Moodle

Moodle

1 6.8
The organization that makes and supports the online course site used by schools
  • proper noun
  • Texting
: Moodle
  • Moodle was launched as a pet project in 1999 by Martin Dougiamas.

Examples

  • Moodle was launched as a pet project in 1999 by Martin Dougiamas.

  • Some of this is scanned into the Moodle course reader.

  • Professor Jane says that she hates Blackboard, would never use it, and runs her own Moodle installation off her computer at home.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Some of this is scanned into the Moodle course reader.

  • Professor Jane says that she hates Blackboard, would never use it, and runs her own Moodle installation off her computer at home.

Synonyms

Joomla
vsMoodle
  • Texting
1 7.2

A group of people who make and support the free website program

is an organisation that operates commercially and provides services for the learning platform

Surface Forms

Moodle main

Etymology

Moodle as a company takes the same name for the same reasons: module ('a part of a course') and the playful idea of 'to play around', and it uses that name because it builds and supports the Moodle learning system.