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Learning Management Systems Comparison
The table below compares functionalities on both Blackboard 8 and Moodle 1.9.7
| Features/Tools | Blackboard Academic Suite 8 | Moodle 1.9.7 |
| Cost | High (Annual License Required) | Free (Open Source) |
| Software Customization | No | Yes |
| Announcements | Yes |
No Assignments automatically tracked on Student's Moodle Calendar. |
| Calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Upload Files | Yes |
Yes |
| Upload Web Links | Yes |
Yes |
| Changeable course display option |
No |
Yes Weekly, Topics, SCORM, LAMS, Social formats |
| Create TurnItIn Assignments | Yes |
Yes |
| Digital Dropbox | Yes Submitted files are arranged by date of submission. Paper resubmission creates another copy of the same file on Instructor's view. Confusing and not manageble |
Yes |
| Live chat | Yes Lecture/Office Hours. Runs on Java. Resource intensive. |
Yes You can create a chat session for each class meeting/topics of discussion. |
| Group Functions | Yes | Yes |
| Gradebook | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Discussion Form | Yes User will have to click on each thread to read posts or use the "Collect" Function |
Yes |
| Blog | No | Yes |
| Wiki | No | Yes |
| Glossary | No | Yes |
| Quiz Function |
Yes | Yes |
| Question Pool |
Yes | Yes |
| Quiz Import from Blackboard |
N/A | Yes |
| Student Tracking |
Yes |
Yes |
| Course Outcomes Report |
No |
Yes |
| ePortfolio |
No Blackboard provides ePortfolio functions for an additional cost. |
In Test Mode |
| Effective Online Support Documentation |
Limited Difficult to locate proper documentation and tutorials |
Yes Extensive documentation that are easily searchable and constantly updated. Various video tutorials are available in YouTube. Tooltip feature appears on every page of the software. |
Questions?
For more assistance, please contact Information Systems at (973) 290-4044.
Informational Links
Moodle has a very large user community and a lot of online documentation.
- Moodle how tos
- Moodle Website
- Moodle Documentation
- Moodle Teacher Manual
- Moodle Student Tutorial
- Moodle PDF Manual
- Youtube Moodle Tutorials
Moodle Workshops
Moodle workshops are scheduled every semester on various topics. Please view the Workshop Schedule and sign up for appropriate workshops.