Moodle’s advantages and disadvantages

 

Moodle’s advantages

• Lower total cost for ownership
• Higher levels of security
• Peer review
• Greater flexibility
• Ability to customize by modifying code
• Audit ability and code availability 
• Technical support
• Well-tested updates and plug-ins
• Variety of capabilities and tools

Moodle’s disadvantages

• The ability to integrate with human resource systems
• The ability to integrate well between student administration systems and Moodle student information
• The ability to support specific and complex business-process models
• The ability to use a distributed administration model to support multiple “schools” and “departments”
• The polished look of proprietary software, (it has a flat structure for organizing and navigating learning materials)
• Sophisticated assessment and grading capabilities
• Efficient use of space, e.g., a fixed block at the top that wastes valuable screen “real estate”

M-learning

M-learning :

             M-learning or mobile learning is defined as "learning across multiple contexts, through social and content interactions, using personal electronic devices. A form of distance education, m-learners use mobile device educational technology at their time convenience.

                M-learning technologies include hand held computers, MP3 players, notebooks, mobile phones and tablets. M-learning focuses on the mobility of the learner, interacting with portable technologies. Using mobile tools for creating learning aids and materials becomes an important part of informal learning.

                    M-learning is convenient in that it is accessible from virtually anywhere. Sharing is almost instantaneous among everyone using the same content, which leads to the reception of instant feedback and tips. This highly active process has proven to increase exam scores from the fiftieth to the seventieth percentile, and cut the dropout rate in technical fields by 22 percent. M-learning also brings strong portability by replacing books and notes with small devices.