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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Opening Up to Open Source: Looking at How Moodle Was Adopted in Higher Education
Costello, Eamon
Open Learning, v28 n3 p187-200 2013
The virtual learning environment (VLE) has grown to become a piece of complex infrastructure that is now deemed 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.
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Higher Education, Open Source Technology, Computer Software, Technology Integration, Open Universities, Media Adaptation, Networks
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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