Costello, Eamon ORCID: 0000-0002-2775-6006 (2014) Opening up to open source: looking at how Moodle was adopted in higher education. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 28 (3). pp. 187-200. ISSN 1469-9958
Abstract
The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) has grown to become a piece of complex infrastructure that is now deemed to be 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.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Moodle; Virtual Learning Environments; VLEs |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Distance education Social Sciences > Educational technology |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > NIDL (National Institute for Digital Learning) |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2013.856289 |
Copyright Information: | ©2014 Taylor & Francis This is an electronic version of an article published in Open Learning vol 28(3). Open Learning is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/copl20 |
ID Code: | 19885 |
Deposited On: | 25 Mar 2014 16:11 by Eamon Costello . Last Modified 27 Sep 2019 10:26 |
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