Blackboard Learn by Anthology vs. Google Classroom vs. Moodle

Blackboard Learn by Anthology

207 Reviews and Ratings

Google Classroom

281 Reviews and Ratings

Moodle

245 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Blackboard Learn by Anthology	Score 8.4 out of 10	N/A	Blackboard Inc. is an enterprise learning management systems vendor. Blackboard was founded in 1997 and became a public company in 2004. The company provides education, mobile, communication, and commerce software and related services to clients including education providers, corporations and government organizations. As of December 2010, Blackboard software and services are used by over 9,300 institutions in more than 60 countries. Blackboard Learn is the company's flagship LMS, supporting…	N/A
Google Classroom	Score 8.2 out of 10	N/A	N/A	$0 per month
Moodle	Score 7.6 out of 10	N/A	Moodle is an open source learning management system with hundreds of millions of users around the globe and translated into over 100 languages, used by organizations to support their education and training needs.	N/A

Pricing

Blackboard Learn by Anthology

Google Classroom

Moodle

Editions & Modules

No answers on this topic

Education Fundamentals: $0
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Standard: $3
per student/per year
Teaching and Learning Upgrade: $4
per license/per month
Google Workspace for Education Plus: $5
per student/per year

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Blackboard Learn by Anthology	Google Classroom	Moodle
Free Trial
Yes	Yes	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No	Yes

Entry-level Setup Fee

Optional

No setup fee

Optional

Additional Details

Must contact vendor for pricing information.

Education Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.

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Community Pulse
	Blackboard Learn by Anthology	Google Classroom	Moodle
Considered Multiple Products	Blackboard Learn by Anthology Verified User Employee Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Canvas is Blackboard's biggest competitor... I've been in the room when the CEO of Blackboard stated this fact. Their agility and ability to integrate well with other products makes their product very attractive. Canvas was not available at the time we selected Blackboard, and … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard was much more user friendly than Moodle. Additionally, the graphic user interface was much easier on the eye. Blackboard allows course builders to customize their Blackboard courses just enough and limits them on changing the layout in excess. Moodle allows for too … Incentivized Helpful? Annaliza Marks Administration Applications Software Specialist, Senior and Distance Education Administrator Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology We piloted Moodle for two semesters. We found Moodle refreshing and easy to use and comparable to Blackboard. The first initial reaction to Moodle was that "free" price tag that open source software has however after using it there were a few snags. 1. Although Moodle is … Incentivized Helpful? Rachel Hudish Instructional Designer Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Drupal functions as a content management system and it is difficult to use it for learner data; however, the size of the Drupal community makes it a contender for eLearning through the ELMS module, which integrates multiple modules for dynamic course delivery. Moodle is similar … Incentivized Helpful? Timothy Sawah IT Project Manager Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard is more expensive than its direct competitors but has better customer support and a wider variety of features. Courses are more structured in blackboard. The graphics are less messy compared to Moodle and Edmodo. Blackboard has more interactive features and the code … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Manager Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard Learn compares favorably to the other learning management solutions out there but has a leg up if you are using other Blackboard products. We liked Absorb a lot but it was ultimately more costly for us based on our current infrastructure. Moodle and Canvas are … Incentivized Helpful? Matthew Deakyne Academic Services Manager Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology We did a formal evaluation of the LMS a few years ago, and selected to remain self-hosted on Blackboard Learn. At the time, we were not ready to upgrade or migrate and it was easier to remain with the system we already had. If we started from scratch - Canvas is the clear … Incentivized Helpful? Rick Lupton Systems Programmer Analyst Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard has a vast training system to allow for supporting the product. While Moodle provides OpenSource code to allow for customization, it requires and investment in technical staff to program the software to do what you want. Blackboard has on-premise and hosted … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard Learn is more robust because it allows for much more dissemination of materials for higher-level courses. Assignments are seamlessly connected in Blackboard Learn versus Google Classroom, where you have to access Google Docs to see your instructor's comments. Edmodo … Incentivized Helpful? Amy Westby High School Counselor Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard has been good for putting together course work and class discussion, which Google Classroom does not feature and Moodle is too laggy to work well. Incentivized Helpful? Nicolas Hanhan Distance Education Instructional Coordinator Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard Learn is more user-friendly than Moodle. Blackboard offers support to customers which is not available effectively when using open-source learning management systems such as Moodle. Incentivized Helpful? Becca Guler Learning Specialist Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Zoom is better equipped for live streaming and recording lectures and tutoring sessions, research interviews, etc. and does allow content files to be attached through live chat function but does NOT have a student management component for grading and instructions or a … Incentivized Helpful? QT Quincy Tamaribuchi Student Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Google Classroom has the same objective, and that is to connect students to their teachers along with the organization. Google Classroom is organized easy to read and customizable by the teacher. Very user friendly. I can say that Blackboard is a much better platform to take … Helpful? Sherby Gully Teacher Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard is definitely more in touch with older students, particularly high school and college age students. Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Blackboard is the all around better fit for our intuition. It provides the "bells and whistles" we require in having a diverse faculty and flexibility in course delivery. The "bells and whistles" aren't cheap, but we have found that budgeting for this large expense has been … Incentivized Helpful? Craig Smallish Instructor Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology I did not select Blackboard Learn. Helpful? Brandon Cluff Associate Game Designer Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology I personally prefer Udemy because of its simplicity. Blackboard Learn has more options for how the content can be delivered to its users; Udemy only provides instructors the ability to upload videos and insert multiple choice questions for tests. Ultimately, it depends on the … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology . Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology Very similar, equally effective in my experience. Perhaps the communication features in Blackboard are stronger. Incentivized Helpful? Mark Fitzgerald Adjunct Professor Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology It can be configured to do anything you want. It is Blackboard's blessing and curse. I think it has the biggest feature set in the industry. It confuse people and leads to strange UIs. But some organization and working together you can find something that will work well for … Incentivized Helpful? Donna Kjellander Adjunct Professor Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology D2L has more flexibility and far easier to utilize. D2L is more functional in terms of uploading documents, videos and tools to create an environment of learning. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Administrator Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology The cost of entry into these other products is much lower and they offer many of the same functions. Incentivized Helpful? Eric Kunnen Associate Director of eLearning and Emerging Technologies Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology There are a variety of course management systems on the market today with varying levels of capabilities and features. As a leader, Blackboard provides an innovative set of scalable products and robust tools that help meet the institutional needs and strategies of colleges, … Incentivized Helpful? George Browne, CNE, CNA, MOS Technology Assistant at Moore Square Middle School Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology I have also used Moodle which has many of Blackboard's best features; but Blackboard has many modules and "plug and play" components which enhance its utility far beyond what can be done with Moodle. Moodle is far less expensive a platform than Blackboard but "out of the box" … Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Blackboard Learn by Anthology I have evaluated Moodle, Sakai, Desire2Learn, and more recently (indirectly) Canvas. By far, Canvas is the most promising of the bunch and accomplishes much of what it seems Blackboard would hope to achieve, but cannot or does so poorly. Moodle is the most interesting for its … Helpful?	Google Classroom Verified User Employee Chose Google Classroom I think Google Classroom is better suited for younger audiences and less tech-involved than a Blackboard or Canvas site. I would much rather use google classroom with my student in a middle school than Blackboard and Canvas which are better suited for colleges. I think those … Incentivized Helpful? HM H. P. Molloy Instructor Chose Google Classroom Google Classroom was chosen unilaterally for one of my places of work, although I had checked Google Classroom when it was first released and decided against it for my own company owing to its poor reporting and other controls. Provided one has the servers to use it and an … Helpful? Verified User Representative Chose Google Classroom I selected Google Classroom because it is a great website for managing and organizing learning. It is simple to use for interface; interacts with a wide range of apps and websites; effortlessly shares, collects, and grades Google Workspace documents. It is also free , … Helpful? Gabrielle Wayman PTA Board of Directors Chose Google Classroom As mentioned previously, the low barrier to entry was the final decision. Intuitive user interface is friendly for children. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Google Classroom Honestly, both the software's are equally good for online classes and meetings. Incentivized Helpful? Ian Hansen Client Success Manager Chose Google Classroom Google Classroom ties to the Google G Suite for EDU which has very good support and documentation as needed, at no additional cost, which is a big deal for setting it up. The integration with Chromebooks, Active Directory, Clever and other common platforms make it very … Incentivized Helpful? Michelle McKenney 4th Grade Teacher Chose Google Classroom Google Classroom was way more cost-effective. Incentivized Helpful? Amy Westby High School Counselor Chose Google Classroom Google does a great job of doing the obvious: integrating Google's Drive system as schoolwork. It does a great job of scheduling assignments and sending reminders to students. Incentivized Helpful? BW Ben Westby Educator Chose Google Classroom Google Classroom beats all these other tools in how they can integrate with other websites and educational resources. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Employee Chose Google Classroom With so many schools using Google apps, Google Classroom becomes an integral part of the classroom learning experience. Overall, Classroom gets the job done. If you are looking for something simple this is it. It isn't a full-blown LMS but it keeps everything organized in one … Incentivized Helpful? Haylee Rethman High School Spanish Teacher Chose Google Classroom Google Classroom is free and easy for all. It's also easy to integrate other Google platforms with. It helps transfer grades from one place in Google to another. I currently use PowerSchools for grade recording, and have used Infinite Campus in the past. These are great for … Incentivized Helpful? Sarah Ciras Rousseau High School Special Educator Chose Google Classroom Google Classroom does not have all the capabilities of Canvas or Blackboard, but is a great choice for those who need an introductory digital platform. It is a great way to begin going digital, and has some great features, like the ability to share posts between classes/years. … Incentivized Helpful? David Keech Math teacher Chose Google Classroom Google Classroom is far better than other systems, because the link with Google applications is rather seamless. Incentivized Helpful? Trent Slaton Instructional Technology Support Chose Google Classroom Of course Google Classroom has more "built-in resources, but it can still be complicated for a teacher to build a class site, but on the K-12 level there's not another LMS prep that's better. Incentivized Helpful? Amando Respicio Boncales, BA, MSED, MA, (PhD). Distance Education Consultant Chose Google Classroom We selected Google Classroom because it's free and has a huge community supporting it, aside from Google itself. Incentivized Helpful?	Moodle JT Jake Tully Account Executive Chose Moodle Overall, Blackboard was a clunky, unintuitive system that provided the bare minimum for offering online learning modules/educational courses. Users would complain that it was difficult to use and often couldn't find materials relevant to them in terms of finding courses, grades … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Project Manager Chose Moodle We didn't really entertain the idea of Canvas for long since the Open Source version didn't have nearly the reference and support material that Moodle did for guiding a successful setup. We did consider adding the assessment and outcomes module from our existing Learning … Incentivized Helpful? Pierre Tassel Phd, Researcher Chose Moodle Compared to Google Classroom, Moodle is more flexible and more comprehensive. But the interface is a bit outdated and not very mobile-friendly. Additionally, Google Classroom has nice integration with other Google's workspace tools. Google lack tools such as CodeRunner to be … Incentivized Helpful? Mehmet Kanat CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) Chose Moodle Excellent community support, it is very affordable and also about costs. Helpful? Joe Foran Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer Chose Moodle Moodle, being open source, is the foundation a lot of other tools like it are based on. It provides almost all of the same functionality and feature set as Google Classtoom, Canvas, etc., although those products are a bit more polished. All can do content delivery, progress … Helpful? HM H. P. Molloy Instructor Chose Moodle None of the other products have nearly the flexibility or cost saving that Moodle does. Incentivized Helpful? Philip Mojares Math Teacher Chose Moodle For me, Moodle is more user-friendly because it has simpler graphical user interface and it provides the functionalities that my students and I enjoyed using. Moodle is more interactive as well and it provides efficiency in uploading, downloading, restoring and backing up … Incentivized Helpful? Amy Westby High School Counselor Chose Moodle Moodle is similar to these programs, but it doesn't have all the social interaction several of these other programs have. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Director Chose Moodle Being completely free, Moodle comes out on top for any situation where the school is small or the budget it tight. Most of these other tools have paid services where there are professionals to assist with set-up or problem-solving. However, there is tons of information online … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Program Manager Chose Moodle Moodle is a bit better than Collaborate; our organization no longer uses Collaborate. Collaborate was good for webinars. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Team Lead Chose Moodle Open source platform. So, cost effective. Incentivized Helpful? Christopher Power Virtual Enterprise Coordinator/Educator Chose Moodle Edmodo provides a simple platform but does not provide the depth of assignments that Moodle does. Moodle provides more assignment types, grading, deadlines, and shifting of assignments from one week to the next. Moodle is significantly more advanced in terms of what it can do … Incentivized Helpful? Justin Roodman Product Marketing Manager Chose Moodle Moodle has a lot of features and it's been around a long time. While it's not always the most intuitive or user friendly platform in terms of set up and maintenance, you can't beat the functionality for the price. Money talks and Moodle is free. The platform is robust … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Professional Chose Moodle I think Moodle would be my 1st pick, then next Schoology. I’ve been only been exposed to Moodle as an admin whereas I use Schoology as a student, not an administrator. Incentivized Helpful? Timothy Wenson System Administrator Chose Moodle We originally selected Moodle because we thought Blackboard was going to price us out of the market. Because Moodle was open source we thought the cost savings over time would be substantial. Unfortunately we did not keep Moodle on campus so it ended up being a mistake and … Incentivized Helpful? Kevin David Swagler II Education Development and Implementation Manager Chose Moodle Moodle met almost all of our needs, except two: eCommerce and multiple portals. For this, we used a Moodle overlay called Totara. As it was built on Moodle, we got to keep all of our current classes, the administration was the same, and our server needs remained unchanged. … Incentivized Helpful? Helen Ware Director of Electronic Learning Chose Moodle We had used Blackboard since 1999, and had officially signed up for it in 2001. We started having less than great service with Blackboard because they had grown so large. However, more than that, they were just too expensive for our individual budget. With all of the budget … Incentivized Helpful? Kristina Ierardi Adjunct Instructor, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences Chose Moodle Blackboard and Moodle seem very similar to me. I haven't used Blackboard in a number of years. I understand that Moodle is less expensive than Blackboard, but both fit my needs. Incentivized Helpful? Lei Ye Instructional Designer Chose Moodle Cost was a big concern for us to consider Blackboard. Moodle works fine and has made lots of great progress.It basically meets the needs of our institution. We can plan for the upgrades so less headache for the admin and it makes life easier. Incentivized Helpful? MB Mike Brinkman Instructional Technologist Chose Moodle Having used Blackboard at a different institution, I find Moodle to be a superior alternative in almost every way. Blackboard does have a few nice features for teachers, particularly when it comes to grading, but those conveniences do not make up for its interface challenges. … Incentivized Helpful? LS Lein Shory eLearning Program Coordinator Chose Moodle Moodle has more features and capabilities that suit our particular needs than either Blackboard or Canvas. Blackboard would simply be too expensive for us. Canvas offers a lot of nice features, and perhaps down the road as it continues to develop it might be something we'd look … Incentivized Helpful? Robin Sargent Manager of Learning and Development Chose Moodle Moodle is free, it is supported, and it's modular. All three of these qualities make it a better choice than the other LMSs I have used. sumtotal breaks all the time and I was on the phone with the support team at least once a week. There is also a lack of online support for … Incentivized Helpful? TB Ted Burke Director of the Library Chose Moodle We find Moodle easier to use than Blackboard, less expensive, more versatile and we like the ability to select among numerous service providers for support and price. Incentivized Helpful? SL Stephen Lackey Assistant Professor Chose Moodle Blackboard has clear advantages in rubric management, and offers a content management system of its own. The largest barrier is cost for smaller or financially-disadvantaged organizations. However, as in any IT project, adequate resources must be made for even "free" software. Incentivized Helpful? Mike Sebolt Instructional Technology Chose Moodle We chose Moodle for the cost. Even hosting on our servers and using our personnel to manage it, we felt it was a better value than the more costly pay LMS's available. (D2L, BlackBoard) We also investigated several other free, cloud based products (Edmodo, Schology, etc) but … Incentivized Helpful?

Features

Blackboard Learn by Anthology

Google Classroom

Moodle

Learning Management

Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
	Blackboard Learn by Anthology 8.6 30 Ratings 5% above category average	Google Classroom 7.6 60 Ratings 8% below category average	Moodle 8.0 29 Ratings 3% below category average
Course authoring	9.024 Ratings	8.652 Ratings	8.725 Ratings
Course catalog or library	9.024 Ratings	7.839 Ratings	8.026 Ratings
Player/Portal	8.021 Ratings	7.338 Ratings	8.326 Ratings
Learning content	6.127 Ratings	7.641 Ratings	7.724 Ratings
Mobile friendly	9.030 Ratings	7.257 Ratings	5.726 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications	7.024 Ratings	7.444 Ratings	8.527 Ratings
Assignments	9.030 Ratings	7.558 Ratings	8.729 Ratings
Compliance management	9.017 Ratings	7.334 Ratings	9.022 Ratings
Learning administration	10.025 Ratings	7.546 Ratings	8.627 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics	9.026 Ratings	7.342 Ratings	9.024 Ratings
Social learning	9.022 Ratings	8.451 Ratings	7.426 Ratings
Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning	9.01 Ratings	9.512 Ratings	8.52 Ratings
Gamification	00 Ratings	4.98 Ratings	6.03 Ratings

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User Ratings
	Blackboard Learn by Anthology	Google Classroom	Moodle
Likelihood to Recommend	9.9 (58 ratings)	8.5 (77 ratings)	8.0 (65 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	4.6 (11 ratings)	10.0 (4 ratings)	10.0 (22 ratings)
Usability	10.0 (5 ratings)	8.5 (8 ratings)	8.0 (8 ratings)
Availability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (4 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Support Rating	7.7 (14 ratings)	1.9 (14 ratings)	7.4 (15 ratings)
Online Training	7.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	6.0 (1 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	2.0 (2 ratings)	9.8 (2 ratings)
Ease of integration	- (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Product Scalability	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Blackboard Learn by Anthology	Google Classroom	Moodle
Likelihood to Recommend	Anthology, Inc A school with a well-established technology imprint with their students (for example, ours is a BYOB school where every student has their own laptop and must bring it to school every day and where over 99% of our families have reliable broadband at home) is a reasonable scenario for using The arrogance and intransigence of the sales force is quite disconcerting… They are no longer the only game in town and don't yet realize it. Less well-off schools/families may find it a challenge if students must be on campus or at a public library in order to use the technology. Obviously, during the pandemic, this became problematic for some districts. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Google Google Classroom allows teachers to post for daily lessons and assignments. It also allows teachers to be able to communicate with students easily outside of class. Students are able to stay connected and know where to find all information and resources easily in a streamlined manner for all of their classes. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Moodle Moodle is great for any environment where a class or other learning activity needs to be completed in an asynchronous manner. It can be used to post information, create interactive threads for discussion, issue quiz and exam work with grading, track and grade progress, and keep track of attendance. It is an overall wonderful solution for managing asynchronous learning. Joe Foran Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer Read full review
Pros	Anthology, Inc Blackboard Learn makes submitting assignments electronically simple and provides a variety of built-in Web-based tools like e-portfolios, wikis, and blogs that our students use to create their own content. Blackboard Learn is intuitive and easy to navigate from a students perspective Blackboard Learn has many integrations available for connecting this LMS to other tools we use at our institution. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Google Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for. Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails. Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Moodle Moodle's grade book works well. Assignments are integrated so the grades are recorded automatically. Moodle is customizable by administrators, so our version only gives us the options we need. NO Clutter. The discussion board offers several options for instructors that help with grading. I use "sum of points", but there are other options as well. Incentivized Marianna Rader Assistant Professor of Psychology Read full review
Cons	Anthology, Inc Blackboard Learn has some limitations when it comes to submissions It is not that user friendly, I had to spend some time to get a hang of it in the beginning I have been struggling a bit with deletion of manually added courses Incentivized Meena B Information Technology Project Manager Read full review	Google The content management of the Classroom is not that good. The sub-section for notes, syllabus, or discussion is missing. It doesn't have parental control feature. It converts the excel output into a normal file. All the formulas and pivots got changed into plain text. AMIT SANPUI Marketing Executive Read full review	Moodle The interface is not very intuitive. You must know what you are looking for in order to navigate effectively. Although installation of Moodle is easy, it is a little more difficult to configure it with your other Learning tools. As an example, LDAP synchronization is a little difficult. The interface is a little dated, even though new releases keep coming out (which is great!) none of them really add value to the appearance of the platform. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Likelihood to Renew	Anthology, Inc There are several aspects of Desire2Learn that outweigh the benefits of using Blackboard. I find that the Desire2Learn system is a bit more user friendly and looks more up-to-date. However, the decision to renew systems is not up to me because the entire University uses the same system. Regardless, I think I would choose Desire2Learn over Blackboard because of its improved user interface. James Gurney Research/Teaching Assistant Read full review	Google Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials. HM H. P. Molloy Instructor Read full review	Moodle We use it because it is what have committed to back in 2011. Perhaps Moodle will evolve and advance in a positive way that will alleviate most of our user-based gripes? Perhaps it will not appear to be as cost effective given the need for a certain level of engineering and support staff to maintain it at a future level of sustainability? It's hard to say. As an enterprise scale critical application, we like it, but don't love it. Our instructors don't particularly like it at all. Steve Covello Instructional Designer/Rich Media Specialist Read full review
Usability	Anthology, Inc It is very usable for both faculty and students. The interface is pretty intuitive and most students can use it without a lot of additional training. Faculty do need some training to effectively use the interface, but they usually get it pretty quickly. We have had to create some additional programming to give faculty a way to delve deeper into the content. Inez Whipple E-Learning Instructional Designer Read full review	Google Simple design and seamless integration with Google tools and drive, but missing some key features. However, since it is limited in overall functions and ability to truly personalize / customize, it is quite user friendly and easy to set up and get going, other than sending out the code to your course or dropping students in via their gmail account. Users of Google Forms and sites will find the layout similar in design. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Moodle Moodle can be used on a tablet, on a mobile phone, and on a PC. It is easy to navigate for learners and figure out for administrators. The learners can easily complete tasks and the administrators can easily track completion. The last thing about Moodle that one may not realize is that it somewhat resembles Facebook in its layout. This means that users are already familiar with the interface and therefore they are more comfortable using it. Incentivized Robin Sargent Manager of Learning and Development Read full review
Reliability and Availability	Anthology, Inc No answers on this topic	Google We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Moodle Yes, Moodle is always available. We are self-hosted and Moodle is always up and available. The only time that it is not available is when we are upgrading it each semester. It is then down for just a few planned hours. That is in-between semesters and we let the faculty and students know. We do it on a Friday evening and it is back up within a few hours. Incentivized Helen Ware Director of Electronic Learning Read full review
Performance	Anthology, Inc No answers on this topic	Google No answers on this topic	Moodle Moodle is an excellent LMS in relationship to any other one that I have seen or used. The pages load quickly and the reports complete in a reasonable time frame. Moodle has taken on Respondus, StudyMate, BigBlueButton, Turning Tech, Turnitin2, Certificates, Attendance, Tegrity, Questionnaire, Virtual Programming Lab, and Badges. All of these programs work right in with Moodle and do not cause any issues. Instructors may also use Camtasia and Snagit software as well as using webcams, downloading videos from the Internet, adding into books, or any of the many other areas within Moodle. Our instructors use the grade books without many problems and really don't ask questions much anymore. We upgrade Moodle every semester and are currently on 2.9+. Our instructors have basically learned to use most of the resources and activities. Incentivized Helen Ware Director of Electronic Learning Read full review
Support Rating	Anthology, Inc My Blackboard support comes from the university I work with. They are responsive--eventually... but it takes them sometimes a week to respond to a reported issue. For example, I reported 2 issues last week and one was resolved and I was contacted about one still open option today. That is too long for a tech issue. I have not contacted any support offered directly by Blackboard, which may be a completely different experience altogether. Incentivized Anissa Harris Senior Faculty Read full review	Google Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone. RA Rahul Ajithkumar Assistant Professor Read full review	Moodle Moodle is open source, and must be evaluated in that context, but one also has to provide a fair comparison to competing products with commercial backing. Support varies depending on the component of Moodle. Bug reports in Moodle Core that affect security or stability are dealt with promptly. Functionality requests or features not working smoothly may or may not be addressed, depending on whether the functionality desired matches the "vision" of Moodle HQ. The user community provides excellent support for initial installation and configuration, but more complex questions may go unanswered, unless they are noticed by someone who happens to know the answer. The support forum feature at the Moodle site (the same feature used within Moodle itself) does not provide granular subscription to topic discussions, apparently by design, and Moodle HQ seems resistant to changing this feature. Incentivized Elizabeth Dalton Learning Management System Administrator (Moodle) Read full review
Online Training	Anthology, Inc No answers on this topic	Google No answers on this topic	Moodle I have used a few sites and they were adequate but my best learning experience was face to face and hands on. Incentivized Mike Sebolt Instructional Technology Read full review
Implementation Rating	Anthology, Inc Blackboard's Managed Hosting was top-notch in getting us up and running quickly. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Google It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Moodle Find a partner who will work with you during the implementation process. Be sure to provide ample training for veteran users on the changes and for newbies on the overall product. Incentivized TB Ted Burke Director of the Library Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Anthology, Inc Coursera offers a variety of modules in which a team is able to work on then, but [Blackboard Learn] offers more options to understand how are the team members developing and which tasks have offered a harder challenger for them. [Blackboard Learn] also offers a variety of reports that can be generate by a team lead. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Google I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver. Incentivized Meredith Sanders Teacher Read full review	Moodle Blackboard has clear advantages in rubric management, and offers a content management system of its own. The largest barrier is cost for smaller or financially-disadvantaged organizations. However, as in any IT project, adequate resources must be made for even "free" software. Incentivized SL Stephen Lackey Assistant Professor Read full review
Scalability	Anthology, Inc No answers on this topic	Google It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Moodle Well, I administer Moodle for a dozen of our divisions and there is a wide range of flexibility between offerings. I have course instructors who use every module i their course, chock full of videos, pictures, links to web tools for synchronous sessions within the asynchronous course. I also have others who are content with a syllabus, a few pdfs, links to podcast lectures and a few simple assignments. No matter if your organization is big or small, or if your requirements are strict for credentialing or non-existent (for internal know-how), Moodle can accommodate you. Incentivized Pamela Akins eLearning Specialist, ITTS Read full review
Return on Investment	Anthology, Inc At one of the institutions that I worked for, the ROI was excellent for the number of users we were serving; however, I could not speak to other instances as I was not aware of the overall cost of the contract. Incentivized Rachel Hudish Instructional Designer Read full review	Google Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning Incentivized Gabrielle Wayman PTA Board of Directors Read full review	Moodle While it certainly takes more time to develop an online training vs a face-to-face we can offer the same content over and over again and meet a larger audience. There's no way we could have offered these trainings face-to-face to the same size audience. Economically it's just not feasible. Moodle allows us to share multiple trainings on a variety of topics over extended periods of time in a cost effective way. The impact on early interventionists is still being evaluated, but we do know that early interventionist now have more ways to access professional development than in the past. The ability to customize the registration page has allowed us to track which agencies in Virginia are having their staff participate and we can see which topics are favored above others. Other LMS's were far too costly. Aside from the monthly hosting fees (less than $200 a year), and the time it took to do the initial install and setup, Moodle is free. Once it's setup the only elearning costs are related to the development and creation of each training and then the setup of training on Moodle. This allows us to devote more time and money to the development and creation of more courses vs. the management of the system. Minimal tech support for the users is required and most requests are limited to lost/userid passwords. The course designer is able to manage tech support needs for the users because so few requests are received. Incentivized Rebecka Anderson eLearning Specialist Read full review
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