A New E-Learning Platform-Moodle
Moodle is an abbreviated form of Modular Object-oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. It is a Learning Management System (LMS) used world widely among the educationists as a tool for creating online dynamic websites for their students. As per the surveys conducted throughout, statistics reveal that it has a user base of 83,008 registered and verified sites serving approximately 706, 96,570 users.
With the increase in the evolution of technology, the traditional method of learning, i.e. the pen and the paper has lost its spark somewhere, and the new sources of learning have overshadowed the existence of traditional learning, one of them being Moodle.
WHY IS IT GAINING POPULARITY?
Moodle is an open source Learning program and henceforth, it is rapidly gaining a lot of popularity in the field of education etc. Other exclusive features that make Moodle one of the best learning software include the following:
· Auto Linking
· Assignment Submission
· Files downloading
· Grading
· Online quizzes
· Allows smooth, synchronous text interaction
· Glossary Module
· Workshop Module
· Wiki
· Instant messaging
The above features make it a versatile platform that is used widely among the educationists, training and development institutions, business sectors etc.
IT’S DESIGN:
Moodle infrastructure supports many kinds of plug-ins, few of them being:
· Activities
· Resource type
· Question types
· Data field types
· Moodle themes (graphical)
· Content filters
· Enrollments.
A Moodle Developers can extend Moodle’s modular construction by creating plug-ins for specific new functionality.
MOODLE DEVELOPMENT:
Moodle has continued to evolve ever since its origination, moodle development enhanced mainly because of the improvements in display flexibility and accessibility.
Moodle Development has continued to be a free software project supported by a team that includes Mobile Developer, customers, Liaison officer etc.
MOODLE SUPPORT:
A lot of web designing companies offer you with extensive range of moodle support services. The availability of numerous packages to suit each individual client makes you use this e-learning platform even more efficiently.
A moodle support is an offer in the following ways:
· Online Documnentation: includes frequently asked questions, installation of Moodle, Moodle manuals etc.
· Community Discussion Forum: includes Community discussions in many languages.
· Commercial Moodle Support and other services
A MOODLE THEME:
A moodle theme allows you to change the look and appearance of a moodle site. Moodle theme can be applied on sites, category, and course and activity levels
Most moodle developers simply add a few changes to their new theme by basing it on an existing one. The Moodle Theme Design is carried out in such a way whereby the base theme will act as a fall-back that is used when nothing has been defined in the theme based on it. This makes it easy to create new themes that simply seek out to make minor changes.
Your moodle can also be customized. Few changes can be made to your moodle pages using moddle customization tools. You can delete unwanted links from your page, you can change the layout of your moodle page etc.

















