Need help with LMS decision....is Moodle that great?

Hi Sarah,

I've been using Moodle (1.9, 2.2 now upgrading to 2.4) for some time now so I can tell you what I know:

- Moodle is open source which means that you can have custom modules bulit for your company if needed

- it is free for as many users as you want (you pay for hosting services only)

- Moodle has a great community, new versions are available every year (version 2.4 released in December, 2.5 coming up in May), I believe future releases will be much more user friendly (in terms of setting up and managing)

- it works well with the most popular tools (Articulate, Adobe, etc.)

- it will fully support mobile users shortly (Moodle Mobile app is now in beta)

On the contrary, you have to keep in mind that:

- you have to install and set it up on your own (I recommend that you have the IT person install it for you, setting up is 

not problematic since you have tons of books and resources on the subject)

- there is no technical support, you solve your issues on your own

- if you want to customize it, you either buy a custom theme or have a graphic designer build it for you

- let's be honest, Moodle could be a tad more user friendly, but once you get the hang of it, it is not that bad

I think I covered the most important stuff. Let me know if you need more info.

Cheers,

Marta