Introduction
Using an Open Source LMS (Moodle) to Create Cost Effective Online Distance Education, we would very much like to implement, for a customer, a Learning Management System (LMS) called Moodle. If you are looking for a cost effective technical solution for an online course we have a formula that is really hard to beat.

Formula

This solution will allow educational institutions, corporations and individuals to deliver and manage courses over the Internet. The core of this solution is a Moodle, a free open source Learning Management System (LMS).

Some Possible Uses of Moodle

• Corporate Computer Based Training (CBT) for new employees
  
• Colleges providing courses for working students
  
• Companies using elearning for sales training
  
• Entrepreneurs selling practical at home online courses on cooking, gardening, etc
  
• Internet companies providing free courses online to build traffic and good will.
  
• Corporate Universities providing ongoing distance education for employees
  
• Home School Movement creating collaboration, accountability and curriculum

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• Moodle is user-friendly and a flexible free open source courseware product
  
• Teacher has full control over all settings for a course
  
• Choice of course formats such as - by week, by topic or a discussion-focused social format
  
• Flexible array of course activities - Forums, Journals, Quizzes, Resources, Choices, Surveys, and Assignments
  
• Course listing shows descriptions for every course on the server, including accessibility to guests
  
• Emphasis on strong security throughout
  
• Student can keep online notes and journal
  
• Sophisticated testing true false, multiple choice, short answer
  
• Automatic scoring of testing including feedback from instructor with links to appropriate content plus many other features
  
• Grading kept in organized system providing multiple options for the Instructor
  
• Student can create a personal profile that can even display a list of the student's online comments.
  
• Students can upload their assignments (any file format) to the server - they are date-stamped
  
• Access can be assigned to instructors, student, administrators and guests
  
• Instructors can keep track of student involvement with content as well as monitor and get reports on other aspects of the students learning
  
• Instructors can get instructional design help from within the software supporting constructivist and problem-based learning approaches.
  
• Browser-based and runs on Linux, Php and mySql
  
• 30 language translations are available as plug-in packs including: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, English (UK and US versions), Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (ES and MX versions), Swedish, Thai and Turkish.
  
• Free Open Source product that is easy to modify to meet specific needs
  
• Promotes a social constructionist pedagogy (collaboration, activities, critical reflection, etc)

For a more complete list of features click here: http://moodle.org/doc/?frame=release.html

Costs
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