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201 Ratings
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Feature Set Ratings
Learning Management

Coursera
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
7.7
Moodle
77%
Moodle ranks higher in 11/11 features
Moodle ranks higher in 11/11 features
Course authoring

N/A
0 Ratings
8.5
85%
19 Ratings
Course catalog or library

N/A
0 Ratings
7.3
73%
20 Ratings
Player/Portal

N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
72%
20 Ratings
Learning content

N/A
0 Ratings
9.4
94%
18 Ratings
Mobile friendly

N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
20 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications

N/A
0 Ratings
7.4
74%
22 Ratings
Assignments

N/A
0 Ratings
8.6
86%
23 Ratings
Compliance management

N/A
0 Ratings
7.1
71%
17 Ratings
Learning administration

N/A
0 Ratings
8.3
83%
21 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics

N/A
0 Ratings
6.5
65%
19 Ratings
Social learning

N/A
0 Ratings
7.0
70%
20 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- Coursera is rated higher in 3 areas: Usability, Support Rating, Implementation Rating
- Moodle is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
- Coursera and Moodle are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Renew
Likelihood to Recommend

9.3
Coursera
93%
17 Ratings
9.5
Moodle
95%
58 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

10.0
Coursera
100%
2 Ratings
10.0
Moodle
100%
21 Ratings
Usability

10.0
Coursera
100%
1 Rating
9.3
Moodle
93%
7 Ratings
Availability

Coursera
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
Moodle
90%
8 Ratings
Performance

Coursera
N/A
0 Ratings
10.0
Moodle
100%
4 Ratings
Support Rating

9.0
Coursera
90%
4 Ratings
6.9
Moodle
69%
29 Ratings
Online Training

Coursera
N/A
0 Ratings
6.0
Moodle
60%
1 Rating
Implementation Rating

10.0
Coursera
100%
2 Ratings
9.8
Moodle
98%
4 Ratings
Product Scalability

Coursera
N/A
0 Ratings
9.0
Moodle
90%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Coursera
The Coursera platform can be a useful part of your overall learning content portfolio if utilized correctly. It's fantastic for asynchronous courses that don't necessarily need a dedicated faculty member (though I'd highly recommend at least having some discussion moderators/student workers) and for offering MOOCs. The ability for the learners to contribute translations really makes it ideal for the international learning community - I am always amazed to see a course we launched with 2-3 languages to quickly have 10-12 more added. This feature really helps expand the audience reach and Coursera has such a large following already that it can grow seemingly overnight.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 10,001+ employeesMoodle
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.
Director Of Information Technology and HIPAA Privacy Officer
Continuum of CareHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
Pros
Coursera
- Interaction: the student learns by doing. For programming courses, this means programming!
- Assessments: the courses I'd taken ask students to grade each others work with a rubric. This is hugely effective and permits tests and quizzes to be other than multiple choice.
- Creativity and enthusiasm of the instructors. Some of the approaches demonstrated real out-of-the-box thinking by the instructors. For example, the Rice Python course was a self-contained website requiring no installation of IDE on one's computer, and the final project was a working version of Asteroids.
- Low cost of entry: most of the course I enrolled in were free, with an optional fee for certifications. This really gives people the freedom to explore learning. It's almost like a Public Library of Learning.
- Coursera forces a weekly discipline on the user with lectures and assignments and this really motivates one to put in the effort.
Director Asset Liability Modeling & Strategy, Office of CFO
Federal Home Loan Bank of New YorkBanking, 201-500 employees
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.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Rockingham Community CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Cons
Coursera
- Some of the courses (very few) have some old information (more than 2 years), and in some areas like technology the information has to be very new and updated.
- Some professors or people doing videos are not good in front of the camera, they should train their people a little bit more for those things.
Chairman of the School Organizational Team at Paradise Professional Delelopment School and Digital Marketing Manager at Hospital Herrera Llerandi
Paradise Professional Delelopment SchoolHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
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.

Verified User
Project Manager in Research & Development
Higher Education Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
Coursera
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
Coursera Editions & Modules
Edition
Enterprise | Contact Sales |
---|---|
Team | 400.002 |
- none
- Per User Per Year
Additional Pricing Details
—Moodle
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$10 per month
Moodle Editions & Modules
Edition
Starter | $1101 |
---|---|
Mini | $2001 |
Small | $3701 |
Medium | $8201 |
Large | $1,4501 |
- per year
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Coursera
Coursera 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Constantly renewing already. One of my favourite MOOC platforms.
Freelance Web Developer
Freelance/Contract Graphic Design and Web DevelopmentInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Moodle
Moodle 10.0
Based on 21 answers
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.
Instructional Designer/Rich Media Specialist
Granite State CollegeHigher Education, 51-200 employees
Usability
Coursera
Coursera 10.0
Based on 1 answer
User-friendly and developer-friendly Web UI.
Freelance Web Developer
Freelance/Contract Graphic Design and Web DevelopmentInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Moodle
Moodle 9.3
Based on 7 answers
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.
Manager of Learning and Development
ACS Group (American CyberSystems)Information Technology and Services, 5001-10,000 employees
Reliability and Availability
Coursera
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Moodle
Moodle 9.0
Based on 8 answers
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.
Director of Electronic Learning
McNeese State UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Performance
Coursera
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Moodle
Moodle 10.0
Based on 4 answers
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.
Director of Electronic Learning
McNeese State UniversityHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Support Rating
Coursera
Coursera 9.0
Based on 4 answers
I’ve used it a couple of times and... that did great. They take their time, but in the end they solve your issues.
Chairman of the School Organizational Team at Paradise Professional Delelopment School and Digital Marketing Manager at Hospital Herrera Llerandi
Paradise Professional Delelopment SchoolHospital & Health Care, 501-1000 employees
Moodle
Moodle 6.9
Based on 29 answers
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.
Learning Management System Administrator (Moodle)
Granite State CollegeHigher Education, 51-200 employees
Online Training
Coursera
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Moodle
Moodle 6.0
Based on 1 answer
I have used a few sites and they were adequate but my best learning experience was face to face and hands on.
Instructional Technology
Advanced Logic IndustriesE-Learning, 201-500 employees
Implementation Rating
Coursera
Coursera 10.0
Based on 2 answers
Coursera is familiar, intuitive, compatible and easy to use and implement.
Freelance Web Developer
Freelance/Contract Graphic Design and Web DevelopmentInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Moodle
Moodle 9.8
Based on 4 answers
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.
Director of the Library
Dean CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Alternatives Considered
Coursera
I think Coursera has the best overall interface. I think you will find that different platforms go in different directions, and have different specialities. For the most part the differences are more in the types of courses they offer than one being particularly better than the other, so it comes down to content for me.
DevOps Engineer
DexcomBiotechnology, 1001-5000 employees
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.
Assistant Professor
The College of Saint RoseHigher Education, 201-500 employees
Scalability
Coursera
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Moodle
Moodle 9.0
Based on 3 answers
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.
eLearning Specialist, ITTS
American Library AssociationLibraries, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Coursera
- The greatest benefit of Coursera is access to quality courses on various subjects that you can either browse or dive in deeply. Customizable, flexible and accessible.
- Helps our department to recommend trainees courses on this website and gain important knowledge. Also, the courses are provided by big-name universities which helps students in their careers
- Developing and exploring professional skills.
Architectural Consultant
dormakabaBuilding Materials, 10,001+ employees
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.
eLearning Specialist
Napa County Office of EducationHigher Education, 10,001+ employees