Gamage Sithara H P W, Ayres Jennifer R, Behrend Monica B
STEM, University of South Australia, University Boulevard, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia 5095 Australia.
Research & Innovations Services, University of South Australia, University Boulevard, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia 5095 Australia.
Int J STEM Educ. 2022;9(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s40594-021-00323-x. Epub 2022 Jan 25.
The Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) is widely used in online teaching and learning, especially in STEM education. However, educational research on using Moodle is scattered throughout the literature. Therefore, this review aims to summarise this research to assist three sets of stakeholders-educators, researchers, and software developers. It identifies: (a) how and where Moodle has been adopted; (b) what the concerns, trends, and gaps are to lead future research and software development; and (c) innovative and effective methods for improving online teaching and learning.The review used the 4-step PRISMA-P process to identify 155 suitable journal articles from 104 journals in 55 countries published from January 2015 to June 2021. The database search was conducted with Scopus and Web of Science. Insights into the educational use of Moodle were determined through bibliometric analysis with Vosviewer outputs and thematic analysis.
This review shows that Moodle is mainly used within University STEM disciplines and effectively improves student performance, satisfaction, and engagement. Moodle is increasingly being used as a platform for adaptive and collaborative learning and used to improve online assessments. The use of Moodle is developing rapidly to address academic integrity, ethics, and security issues to enhance speed and navigation, and incorporate artificial intelligence.
More qualitative research is required on the use of Moodle, particularly investigating educators' perspectives. Further research is also needed on the use of Moodle in non-STEM and non-tertiary disciplines. Further studies need to incorporate educational theories when designing courses using the Moodle platform.
Moodle学习管理系统（LMS）广泛应用于在线教学，尤其是在STEM教育领域。然而，关于使用Moodle的教育研究分散在各类文献中。因此，本综述旨在总结这项研究，以帮助三组利益相关者——教育工作者、研究人员和软件开发人员。它确定了：（a）Moodle的采用方式和地点；（b）引领未来研究和软件开发的关注点、趋势和差距；（c）改进在线教学的创新有效方法。该综述采用四步PRISMA-P流程，从2015年1月至2021年6月在55个国家的104种期刊中识别出155篇合适的期刊文章。通过Scopus和Web of Science进行数据库搜索。通过Vosviewer输出的文献计量分析和主题分析来确定对Moodle教育用途的见解。
本综述表明，Moodle主要用于大学STEM学科，有效提高了学生成绩、满意度和参与度。Moodle越来越多地被用作自适应和协作学习的平台，并用于改进在线评估。Moodle的应用正在迅速发展，以解决学术诚信、道德和安全问题，提高速度和导航性，并融入人工智能。
需要对Moodle的使用进行更多定性研究，特别是调查教育工作者的观点。还需要进一步研究Moodle在非STEM和非高等教育学科中的使用情况。在使用Moodle平台设计课程时，进一步的研究需要纳入教育理论。
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