Opening up to open source: looking at how Moodle was adopted in higher education

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TitleOpening up to open source: looking at how Moodle was adopted in higher education
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsCostello, E
Refereed DesignationRefereed
Secondary TitleOpen Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning
Volume28
Issue3
Pagination187-200
ISSN Number1469-9958
Abstract

The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) has grown to become a piece of complex infrastructure that is now deemed to be critical to higher educational provision. This paper looks at Moodle and its adoption in higher education. Moodle’s origins, as an open source VLE, are investigated and its growth examined in the context of how higher educational institutions adopt VLEs.
DOI10.1080/02680513.2013.856289
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