Differences between Moodle and Chamilo

In our exchanges with users and the Chamilo association that manages the Chamilo user forum, a recurring question often arises:

Hello Chamilo, a quick question:

I was recently asked to highlight the differences between Moodle and Chamilo. From what I’ve observed, both LMS platforms seem to offer similar features through comparable modules.

What sets Chamilo apart from Moodle?

The assessments with levels of certainty in Chamilo

We wanted to share an amazing contribution from the University of Grenoble Alpes for Chamilo, integrated into version 1.11.8, directly related to students’ self-assessment during their university integration, particularly for prerequisite tests with certainty levels. In short, a new type of question added to the already extensive list available in Chamilo!

Tutorial: How to create a learning path quickly and easily in Chamilo

Chamilo is an educational platform that allows for the creation of online courses enriched with various tools to meet the needs of both instructors and learners. Among these tools, the "Learning Path" tool stands out for its ability to structure a personalized educational pathway. In this article, we will explore how to use this tool to create a learning path in a simple and effective manner.

Enhancing online learning with virtual classrooms in Chamilo LMS

In an increasingly connected world, virtual classrooms have become a cornerstone of online training. With Chamilo LMS, a robust and intuitive e-learning platform, educational institutions and businesses have a powerful tool to organize and deliver real-time interactive sessions.

Virtual classrooms break geographical barriers, bringing learners and trainers together in a dynamic virtual environment. By integrating video conferencing solutions like BigBlueButton or Zoom, Chamilo LMS ensures a seamless and engaging experience with key features such as:

Installation guide for Chamilo 1.11.16 on Digital Ocean with PHP7.4

This guide will take you through the process of installing the Chamilo e-learning portal, version 1.11.16 on a fresh Digital Ocean instance, on an Ubuntu 20.04 64bit distribution To follow this guide, you should be familiar with the notion of SSH keys and installing/configuring server software on Ubuntu. Previous articles on this blog explain how to install Chamilo 1.9 using Juju Charms, how to install 1.10.2 on Ubuntu 15.10, 1.10.* on Ubuntu 16.04 and 1.11.* on Ubuntu 17.04.

Using Chamilo for MOOCs

Although the hype around MOOCs has faded a bit already, these Massively Open Online Courses are now part of the daily internet products or services you can invest in to make your professional or personal life better in the short, medium or even long term. But where some platforms like EdX clearly specialize in MOOCs, some people ask us whether Chamilo is ready for MOOCs.

Why is the Chamilo package so big?

In recent years, the Chamilo LMS software we develop has grown in size, to something that many people might consider unreasonable (to some extent, we do too). This article explains why the Chamilo package for Chamilo 1.11.8 weighs 1100MB (yeah, 1.1GB!) or, in its compressed form, about 285MB. We've heard comments of many people about this. These usually go like this:

Why so many settings in Chamilo's configuration.php?

If you install Chamilo 1.11.6, for example, and dive into the details of its configuration, you might get confused by the fact that we have a "settings_current" table in the database at the same time as we have a (large) number of settings to be enabled through the app/config/configuration.php file. This boils down to one rule that we have established in Chamilo: minor versions do not contain database changes.

Major versus Minor versions

So the first question is: what is a "minor" version.