Martin Dougiamas is the founder and CEO of Moodle, a project that he began as a graduate student experimenting with Social Constructivist strategies in online environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moodle is an Open-Source Learning Management System, and has become the most used LMS outside of North America. As an Open-Source project, it receives financial and developer contributions from various partners around the world. The platform can be used and implemented with no fee to the user making it a very cost efficient option, and has become very popular as a result. For a fee, Moodle can also host the platform through MoodleCloud, allowing the user to avoid the challenges in setting up and running a web server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moodle’s Service Partners are available around the world, and contribute financially to the ongoing costs and development of the LMS. This affords them the benefit of a vibrant, customizable and up to date platform they are able to sell to clients. This unusual business model has nonetheless allowed the company to grow their product while remaining focused on the development of the software. Martin Dougiamas could have followed a more traditional business model, but instead chose to pursue a course that would put the power of a robust Learning Management System in as many hands as possible. His experience as a distance education student in Western Australia in the 1970’s combined with his background as an educator allowed him to pursue and disrupt education market with the power of the internet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Martin Dougiamas is the founder and CEO of Moodle, a project that he began as a graduate student experimenting with Social Constructivist strategies in online…<\/p>\n