E-Learning

There are a variety of free open source learning software packages out there, but it appears as though Moodle has pulled away from the rest of the pack. Created in the UK, Moodle is used by hundreds of schools and teachers around the world. It offers a lot of functionality and there is a large community of users supplying add-on modules for free.

To learn more about Moodle please visit their website: http://www.moodle.org/

Drupal, a very powerful well established content management system, also has an educational fork called DrupalEd. If you have experience with Drupal this might be worth considering. Because Drupal is such a well established open source project, by using DrupalEd you will have the ability to use all of Drupal’s add-on modules and themes as you grow your site.

To learn more about Drupal please visit their website: http://www.drupal.org/

To learn more about DrupalEd please visit their website: http://www.funnymonkey.com/come-and-get-it

Botton Line:
Unless you have some experience with Drupal, Wallnet recommends that you use Moodle. It's designed specifically for online learning and has a huge community supporting it.

What else you will need to know before you launch your online classes?
While Moodle is feature rich it will take a bit of time to get your classes into the Moodle system. There are so many different ways to slice your material that there is a bit of a learning curve when trying to teach using Moodle. But once you get the hang of it, the powerful features that Moodle offers will allow you to teach excellent online classes with security and ease.