Moodle 3.x Developer's Guide

Learner competencies

It is fair to say that Moodle started life as a straightforward VLE--basically an online platform where learning takes place and not much beyond that. It is true that one could evidence learning through quizzes, workshops, assignments, and lessons, but that only goes so far; you are simply testing a learner's knowledge. Through the introduction of competency-based education (CBE), Moodle is now much more of a learning management system (LMS) than in previous versions (in spite of the earlier introduction of learning objectives). In other words, not only a platform where learning takes place, but also where learning is managed.

Learning isn't just about gaining knowledge. The instructional designers we are developing for ...