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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    iSpring LMS

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AiSpring LMS is an LMS developed by iSpring Solutions. iSpring LMS automates corporate training and helps to improve employee retention through quality onboarding, on-the-job training, gamification and engagement mechanics. With iSpring LMS, training and development professionals can launch eLearning fast, without any technical skills. Also, account owners can customize or white-label the learner portal to reflect their corporate branding. iSpring LMS's features…

    $16,050

    per year for 300 users (minimum)

    LMS365

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AELEARNINGFORCE in Edgewater brings learning management to Office 365 and SharePoint. LMS365 blends with the Microsoft infrastructure and is designed to eliminate expensive integration, time-consuming development, and unwanted complexity. Learners access learning plans, courses, personal progress reports, and certificates from within the SharePoint business process.N/A

    Moodle

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AMoodle 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
    iSpring LMSLMS365Moodle
    Editions & Modules
    Business - 300 users
    $16,050.00
    per year
    Business - 500 users
    $23,790.00
    per year
    Business - 1000 users
    $42,930.00
    per year
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    iSpring LMSLMS365Moodle
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsNo fees for storage or bandwidth.——
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    Community Pulse
    iSpring LMSLMS365Moodle
    Considered Multiple Products
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    Chose iSpring LMS
    They are not user friendly, It is free and I think the paid version works much better. In the past I used Moodle, as a teacher I had problems uploading and using it let alone my students. Now iSpring has a mobile app for both Android and iPhone. It has made my job so easy and …
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    Chose iSpring LMS
    When it comes to creating materials for learners, Moodle is a real drag to work with, and ProProfs is not much better. ProProfs' LMS is pretty good, but they don't have a good way to create good-looking materials offline. iSpring's Quizmaker seems to have great promise.
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    Zensai
    Chose LMS365
    I will pick EdApp or Totara if you're after an all-in-one LMS solution that is feature-rich. For a university educational setting, Moodle continues to make sense. Safety Culture now owns EdApp, so over time, these platforms will likely be merged. LMS needs a huge overhaul to …
    Incentivized
    Chose LMS365
    As a not for profit, we have to keep cost in mind in all decisions. After demos with various software we found LMS365 to be the most cost effective with the most ease of use.
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    Moodle
    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. …

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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    iSpring LMSLMS365Moodle
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of iSpring LMS and LMS365 and Moodle
    Feature
    iSpring LMS
    8.6
    37 Ratings
    4% above category average
    LMS365
    8.6
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Moodle
    8.0
    29 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Course authoring9.036 Ratings7.63 Ratings8.725 Ratings
    Course catalog or library9.228 Ratings8.14 Ratings8.026 Ratings
    Player/Portal9.433 Ratings8.44 Ratings8.326 Ratings
    Learning content6.626 Ratings8.14 Ratings7.724 Ratings
    Mobile friendly8.927 Ratings8.62 Ratings5.726 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications8.834 Ratings9.54 Ratings8.527 Ratings
    Assignments9.331 Ratings9.24 Ratings8.729 Ratings
    Compliance management7.228 Ratings9.74 Ratings9.022 Ratings
    Learning administration10.034 Ratings10.04 Ratings8.627 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics8.935 Ratings5.54 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Social learning8.422 Ratings8.13 Ratings7.426 Ratings
    Gamification7.724 Ratings9.52 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning8.317 Ratings10.02 Ratings8.52 Ratings
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    Intellum
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    iSpring LMS
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Schoology Learning
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bridge LMS, Skills & Performance Management
    Score7.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    iSpring LMSLMS365Moodle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (44 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (30 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (15 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    iSpring LMSLMS365Moodle
    Likelihood to Recommend
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    My specific scenario is, that I need to deliver courses in two languages to multiple departments, so iSpring helps me with that from beginning and creating courses, to translating, and then enrolling people. What could be better is how reports works. Right now you can check report either by course or by department/person, but I would need to see everything on one page, like every single enrolment.
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    Zensai
    If a customer does not have SharePoint the entry in that kind of solution is a bit harder as the use of SharePoint can be so broad. It does not mean it is not the right solution as a company can use SharePoint LMS to start with and then expand to other functions and features. I strongly recommend to use SharePoint Standard or Enterprise and forgo the "free" SharePoint version as a) SharePoint's core functions and features are greatly enhanced in these two premium versions and b) more and more SharePoint LMS functions make use of these core Standard and Enterprise features in the future, like taxonomy, user profiles, etc. In general with all project it is as well recommended to have the full buy in by upper management and that the project initiative is fully supported. Adding such a solution (SharePoint LMS or any other LMS solution) will require the team not only to have a good plan on how the requirements can be achieved from a technical point of view, but how a training program can be rolled out to an organization of 5, 500, 5.000 or 50.000. The technical deployment of SharePoint LMS is measurable (I would say between 1-4 weeks based on the complexity, scale of the environment). 1-2 weeks of training (depending on the base knowledge of SharePoint in the company and the need to add knowledge of SharePoint LMS). That's it. Technically you are ready. If needed, any custom work, integration and development work comes on top. Where customer struggle is the availability and dedication of their own teams. Course content needs to be created, how should a course look like, what are the parameters, what are top ten things needed moving a course which was taught in a class room, but now to be delivered online. Buying the licenses is one thing, getting the solution up and running form a technical point of view is another, making it YOURS is the challenge!
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    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.
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    Pros
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    • Automatically re-enrolling employees when a certificate expires. Set it and forget it!
    • If set up properly from the beginning, you don't have to do much, with the roles and groups settings, you can automate a large portion of the course management.
    • I can provide visibility to anyone about any employee necessary, allowing me to put more responsibility on my managers, instead of doing it all myself.
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    Zensai
    • Creating an easy to navigate Course Catalog
    • Enabling the training team to assign training easily and send out email reminders.
    • Create sample training in the Sandbox to test thoughts and ideas.
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    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.
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    Cons
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    • Some limitations where you can't create exactly what you want either in the design of interactions or lack of varied interactions
    • Images cannot be moved to where you want them on the interaction slides
    • Layout of interactions can't be adjusted and overides your powerpoint background
    • If you have to edit a course and delete it off iSpring Learn then the records of all the people associated to that course are swiped and there's not a way of retrieving the information.
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    Zensai
    • Clarify the process for enrollment into courses
    • When the user clicks into a different portion of the file library and then needs to return to a previous class the software forces you to go all the way back to the beginning of the coursework, this isn’t that painful just annoying.
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    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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    In the past I could not encourage my students to take online training. The results and the questions were hard to be given. When I used the iSpring Suite along with iSpring Learn, my dreams came through and most of the time my students are online and take good training with my programme.
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    Zensai
    It is very simple for me: As I said, I am (we are) selling and consulting around SharePoint LMS. SharePoint LMS is a killer application which needs to be in every company which has a vision and mission to deliver and create knowledge. So you can say Thomas (me) is biased, but I only encourage you to check out the solution to hear what we have to say and stack our solution against the other solutions out there.
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    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.
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    Usability
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    Sometimes, things just aren't intuitive enough. For example, burying the catalog in the settings area makes no sense at all. The same goes for permissions and year reviews. It was a massive oversight that really caused a lot of confusion for all of our managers. It caused distrust in the LMS simply because someone who designed and developed it did not think that an employee review should be private to them, their direct supervisor, or the supervisor above. Instead, ANY manager could read ANY employee review. I have mentioned this several times throughout these questionnaires, and as you can see, I still find it incomprehensible that a company that wants to promote its software as a multifaceted solution could be so blind to something so critical, especially in terms of privacy.
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    Zensai
    Ultimately, in my opinion LMS365 is a bit clunky to use. It has most of the features you need, but most need to be configured by your technology department, e.g., SSO, user groups in Entra ID, notifications through Slack, teams, etc. If you're looking for an all-in-one solution, look elsewhere, as lms365 has several catches to its proposition.
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    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.
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    Reliability and Availability
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    I never experienced any unavailability
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    Zensai
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    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.
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    Performance
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    Everything runs smoothly.
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    Zensai
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    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.
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    Support Rating
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    iSpring Learn’s customer support receives high praise for responsiveness. Live chat and tutorials are noted as highly effective in promptly resolving technical issues. iSpring Learn is a strong LMS for organizations focused on efficiency, engagement, and ease of use, with excellent support to ensure adoption success. iSpring Learn is a strong LMS for organizations focused on efficiency, engagement, and ease of use, with excellent support to ensure adoption success.
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    Zensai
    The few times we actually needed support generally were during major upgrades of the system and getting a quick handle on how the configuration changed were the primary reasons.
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    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.
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    In-Person Training
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    We can say that most of my students attend my classes twice a week and that's not enough for someone to learn. I put some training for them to do at home and they really enjoy doing them. The kind of progress they make is really satisfying for them and they are always learning.
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    Zensai
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    Moodle
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    Online Training
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    As a teacher, I used to spend a lot of time correcting my students' papers. Now with iSpring Learn, my time has been saved and everything is done automatically. All the time I can check my students' progress and I know which exams they have taken or they should take. On the whole, online training has really helped a lot of teachers
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    Zensai
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    Moodle
    I have used a few sites and they were adequate but my best learning experience was face to face and hands on.
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    Implementation Rating
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    When I talked to my colleagues or informed them to search for a programme before iSpring Learn, they were not successful in designing and implementing a programme like this. I am sure they have done a lot to implement it in the best and educational way. That was not that easy as we thought.
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    Zensai
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    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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    iSpring is a more entry level LMS. It does not have the same level of features and benefits. For example, it does not have the same level of communication capability. It does not have the same level of reporting functionality. It does not have the same ability to build reporting. It also does not have the same level of communication capabilities
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    Zensai
    I will pick EdApp or Totara if you're after an all-in-one LMS solution that is feature-rich. For a university educational setting, Moodle continues to make sense. Safety Culture now owns EdApp, so over time, these platforms will likely be merged. LMS needs a huge overhaul to catch up.
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    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.
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    Scalability
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    Awesome. We have 10+ department, around 10 to 100 people in each and it is still very manageable
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    Zensai
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    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.
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    Return on Investment
    iSpring Solutions Inc
    • iSpring has enabled me to deliver professional education to very high-level learners.
    • Due to the reviews of my users, many more learners have purchased my courses.
    • Several professional colleagues have inquired about my experience setting up online courses on iSpring Learn. I told them it was easy, logical, and no hassle; they will love the level of support.
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    Zensai
    • It will reduce the time
    • We can speed up the work
    • There are more advantages in any part of the organisation
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    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.
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    ScreenShots

    iSpring LMS Screenshots

    Screenshot of iSpring LMSScreenshot of the native mobile appScreenshot of the user portalScreenshot of development plansScreenshot of the knowledge baseScreenshot of the AI assistant

    Moodle Screenshots

    Screenshot of Moodle offers activities and resources to create courses.Screenshot of The course dashboard shows the courses which an student is enrolled in.Screenshot of Inside a course view shows the course complete index of activities and resources.
The course view can be customised to be cleaner allowing the student to focus on learning.Screenshot of Moodle Workplace includes all features in Moodle LMS and other exclusive features like multi-tenancy, dynamic rules, and report builder.Screenshot of Programs help users stay up-to-date with compliance, and help with designing learning paths for a teams so that they can develop the right competencies. Certificates can also be issued to validate learning and compliance.Screenshot of Dynamic Rules help to avoid the tedious tasks and create and manage automated rules for several groups of users. Learning experiences based on location, department, position, roles and other criteria are available.