Moodle features and interoperability

Moodle has many features one may expect from a e-learning platform including:

• Forums
• Content managing (resources)
• Quizzes with different kinds of questions
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Database activities
• Surveys
• Chat
• Glossaries
• Peer assessment
• Multi-language support

Interoperability with other e-learning systems is possible. Moodle's interoperability features include:

• Authentication, using LDAP, Shibboleth, or various other standard methods (e.g. IMAP)
• Enrollment, using IMS Enterprise among other standard methods, or by direct interaction with an external database
• Quizzes and quiz questions, allowing import/export in a number of formats: GIFT (moodle's own format), IMS QTI, XML and XHTML
• Resources, using IMS Content Packaging, SCORM, AICC (CBT), LAMS
• Syndication using RSS or Atom newsfeeds - external newsfeeds can be displayed in a course, and forums, blogs, and other features can be made available to others as newsfeeds.

Moodle also has import features for use with other specific systems, such as importing quizzes or entire courses from Blackboard or WebCT.