Course management
Arrange learning resources and activities into clear course sections, with course categories and reusable structures.
Official Moodle documentation ↗MOODLE OPEN-SOURCE LMS / HONG KONG
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A practical guide to 20 Moodle capabilities for Hong Kong learning teams. These are upstream software capabilities, not evidence of a deployed OpenLMS product.
20 features
Quizzes & question banks
Build quizzes using reusable questions, attempt settings and feedback. Validate the assessment settings against your learning objectives.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Assignments & grading
Collect learner work, apply grading criteria and provide feedback through Moodle assignments.
Official Moodle documentation ↗H5P interactive activities
Add H5P packages and content-bank activities. Attempt reporting and grades depend on the content type and activity settings.
Official Moodle documentation ↗SCORM 1.2 packages
Deliver SCORM 1.2 course packages and review recorded attempts. SCORM 2004 is not natively supported; it requires a separately evaluated solution.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Activity & course completion
Define completion rules around views, grades or other supported criteria; test the meaning of completion before reporting.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Conditional activity access
Use access restrictions to control when an activity becomes available, based on configured conditions.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Competencies & learning plans
Connect learning activities to competency frameworks and individual development plans.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Digital badges
Recognize achievements through configured Moodle badge criteria. Badges and printable course certificates are different requirements.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Forums & collaboration
Support discussions through forums, shared knowledge through wikis and peer assessment through workshop activities.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Groups & cohorts
Organize learners for course participation and enrolment. Groups and cohorts do not provide independent tenant isolation.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Enrolment methods
Evaluate manual enrolment, self-enrolment and cohort-based enrolment against your access process.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Roles & permissions
Configure capabilities at appropriate system, category, course and activity contexts. Validate with representative accounts.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Language packs
Provide interface language choices through installed language packs. Course content translation remains a separate task.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Reports & logs
Review course reports, grades, completion records and activity logs. Custom management dashboards need separate scope.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Course backup & restore
Reuse and protect course structures through course backup and restore. Full disaster recovery also needs infrastructure and database backups.
Official Moodle documentation ↗LTI external tools
Connect supported learning tools through LTI. Confirm the Moodle version, tool version and data-sharing settings.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Web services & APIs
Use Moodle web services for scoped system connections. HRIS mappings, synchronization and monitoring are implementation work.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Moodle App access
Mobile services and app compatibility require configuration. Offline availability varies by activity; app plan limits and branded apps are separate considerations.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Themes & plugin extensions
Adapt the interface and extend capabilities with compatible themes and plugins. Review maintenance, licensing and upgrade support.
Official Moodle documentation ↗Configuration and acceptance testing are required for every deployment. Third-party services and plugins may introduce additional costs.