Moodle vs. Blackboard

This semester I have been working extensively with Moodle on the construction of a 10 hour course module. During this time there has been a lot of debate over which is a more effective LMS. Consequently I have decided to outline several advantages and disadvantages for each system in an attempt to quell some of these issues.

Moodle Advantages:

1.       Free

2.       Small learning curve

3.       Open source

Moodle Disadvantages:

1.       Security vulnerabilities

2.       Limited scalability

3.       Interface needs work

Blackboard advantages:

1.       Easy to navigate

2.       Secure

3.       Very scalable

Blackboard disadvantages:

1.       Expensive

2.       Difficult to learn

3.       Hard to customize (not open source)