THE MOOD LE PLAT FOR M IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The present paper aims to discuss the use of the Moodle platform as an effective teaching tool implemented to deliver information concerning a particular course, to provide knowledge and active learning. Moodle is one of the additional educational options that higher education institutions might use as a supportive tool within blended learning or as a main didactic instrument in distance learning. The author focuses her attention on various advantages of Moodle use (like interactivity, accessibility, flexibility, teachers’ time saving technology, etc.) as well as enumerates problems that teachers may encounter in implementing the platform in an effective way. The article presents various activities and modules used in Moodle which promote more efficient learning and stimulate the intellectual capacities of students, for example: communication modules (forum, chat, news, journal), delivery modules (assignment, workshop), assessment modules (quiz, questionnaire), collaboration modules (glossary), creation modules (database, book) as well as organisation modules (lesson).