Nowadays, there is an increasing demand for methodologies and technologies, especially, for e-learning. E-learning has been defined as interactive learning in which the learning content is available online and provides automatic feedback to the student’s learning activities. While recognizing that the world at large will continue to use terminology in different and often ambiguous ways, the term of e-learning is used to refer to the “online” interactions of various kinds that take place between learners and tutors ((Dougiamas, 2011; Yuuichi et al., 2006; Tortora, et al., 2002 and Bruce & Curson, 2007).
The main purpose of this chapter is to study, analyze, and explore the right decision when choosing a suitable VLE platform to meet the requirements of Qassim University. It has focused on a comparison between Moodle and other VLE systems, and is based on two kinds of comparison. The first study compared Moodle with nine VLE platforms based on features and capabilities of VLE tools, as in Comparative study based on features and capabilities of VLE tools. The second study compared Moodle with other VLE platforms based on the technical aspects of VLEs, as in Comparison based on focusing on the technical aspects of the VLE systems.
This study has proved that the best platforms are Moodle and Sakai, which have missed just two out of forty features. The second study has strongly recommended choosing Moodle as the optimal VLE platform for Qassim University. The first and second studies have proved that Moodle has the best results. In addition, it has the advantages mentioned in The reasons for choosing Moodle, and we therefore strongly recommend Moodle as the best choice for higher education generally, and for Qassim University in particular.
This chapter is structured as follows. A comparative study between e-learning features is presented in Comparative study between e-learning features, which is the most important section in this chapter. In Moodle as a selected platform, a literature review of Moodle as a selected platform is presented, including the reasons for choosing Moodle together with its limitations, the architecture of Moodle and explains most of its components. Websites are using Moodle all over the World and Discussion focus on the e-learning tools of Moodle and an assignment activity respectively. Websites are using Moodle all over the World describes some of the websites that are using Moodle across the world. Finally, the summery of this chapter is in Conclusion.
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