Moodle is a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) that allows learning and teaching to continue outside of the classroom. It is not a program to replace face-to-face teaching, but to support it with a range of flexible online tools, as well as a place to find a module's learning resources.
In Moodle every module you teach on will have its own webpage which you can easily edit, giving your students up-to-date information, announcements, copies of handouts/PowerPoint presentations and links to relevant external websites. You can also build in activities such as discussion forums, quizzes, questionnaires, chat rooms and wikis.
Moodle is open source software, which has been adopted by educational institutions globally, including The Open University.
