Moodle 4.1 – the next Long Term Support (LTS) Version of Moodle LMS is released today. The new version is packed with exciting new features which includes improvements to User Experience as well as Quiz and Database activities. There are many other exciting new features which we will be covering in our upcoming posts.
You can download the Moodle 4.1 version from the official downloads page here or through the Github channel. Earlier, the minor point releases for other supported Moodle versions were released which includes fixes and improvements.
With Moodle 4.1, the Label resource will be named as Text and Media. Among the other few major improvements, the major one’s are as follows:
- User Experience Improvements – After a major overhaul of User Experience in Moodle 4.0, the Moodle 4.1 is focused on improvising course activities like Quiz, Assignment, gradebook & other areas like filters.
- Question Bank Improvements – In Moodle 4.1, the question bank is enhanced significantly with a new question bank activity. There will not be a question bank by default for all courses, you can choose if you want one. Manage categories screen in the question bank will also be improved.
- Database Activity Improvements – The MUA supported project which aims to modernise Moodle’s database interface, improve the existing workflows and make its usage a more intuitive and user-friendly experience
- Better integrations between Moodle products.
- Better integration with Open EdTech products and major stakeholders to design and build an open architecture for a long-term future
If you are considering to upgrade your Moodle environment, you should consider going through this guide and define Moodle upgrade process.