Open edX vs Moodle

Comparative from a different

perspective

Eduardo Serrano
@axenedu
2016 - December @BeDjango
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1. Comparative Perspective
2. Educational approaches
3. Comparative Graph
4. Conclusions
5. References
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What is your perspective?

Open edX and Moodle are two educative platforms which have been
designed for different objectives and needs. In other words, they cover
different educational approaches and business models. What is/are yours?

VS
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Self-Definition: The Open edX platform is a Self-Definition: Moodle is a free, online

free--and open source--course management Learning Management system enabling
system (CMS) that was originally developed educators to create their own private

VS
by edX. The Open edX platform is used all website filled with dynamic courses that
over the world to host Massive Open Online extend learning, anytime, anywhere.
Courses (MOOCs) as well as smaller classes
and training modules.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is an

online course aimed at unlimited participation
and open access via the web.
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Wait a Moment!
Do you really understand what is MOOC?
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What is an approach?

It is a set of principles, beliefs, or ideas about the nature of learning which is

translated into the classroom.
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Functionalities
How important are the functionalities when they are enough to implement
your educational approaches, methods and techniques?
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Open edX Vs Moodle

Both platforms are able to cover the needs for the different existing
approaches and their characteristics, however we are going to focus on those
characteristics where the differences can appear:
● Student-centered
● Content-centered
● Teacher-centered
● Massive-access
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Functionality is not so important!

Both platforms are plenty of functionalities, activities, plugins and huge
communities supporting them. You will always be able to use them to cover
your needs, but choose the platform according to the needs of your
educational approaches, and also, your business model.

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It was borned in 2012 and it was created to It was borned first in 2002, and it was created
evolve the digital philosophy of teaching and for more general purpose educational
learning by implementing MOOC.
(2012 edX -> 2014 Open edX) approaches.

It is mature enough to take part of the most

important universities in the world and has a
huge and important community behind.
VS It is a very mature platform with a “large”
tradition.

If you want to get massive capabilities better

It enables a more individualized attention to
choose this platform. Massive is usually
incompatible with individualized attention. your students.
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