Hi Glenys
Thanks for the intesting info on the top-100 e-Learning tools in 2011 by Jane Hart.
From the same link you gave in your previous post, you can get more details by clicking on the word Moodle which is a link by itself. Anyway, I've dug a bit deeper and the same webpage reveals more interesting details:
From: http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-tools/top-100-tools/top-tools-moodle/
Website: www.moodle.org
Cost: Free (open source)
Availability: Download
Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
Top 100 Tools 2011: 8 (up two notches from 2010!)
Top 100 Tools 2010: 10
Top 100 Tools 2009: 14=
Top 100 Tools 2008: 9
Top 100 Tools 2007: 12=
From: http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-tools/top-100-tools/top-tools-blackboard/
Website: www.blackboard.com
Cost: Commercial
Free trial: No
Availability: Installed on server
Top 100 Tools 2011: 89 (down 21 notches from 2010!)
Top 100 Tools 2010: 68=
Top 100 Tools 2009: -
Top 100 Tools 2008: -
Top 100 Tools 2007: -
My conclusion is that Moodle is getting more popular whilst Blackboard is sliding down the scale. But then again, Moodle is free whilst Blackboard is commercial.
Frankie Kam