
The most the students purposes of the use of the Moodle platform were ‘download materials’, ‘news’ and ‘deliver assignments’, and the most used information materials are ‘texts’ and ‘slides’. The results showed that the Moodle platform contains some of the main tools of the standard Moodle platform like assignments, chats, forums, news and quiz/survey. In the present study, teachers are expected to implement the Moodle platform of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) in EFL classes, and make the Moodle platform of ICT becoming a complement to conventional teaching in EFL classrooms, especially when developing listening, reading and writing skills in English. This study belongs to descriptive qualitative research. This paper analysed the main functionalities and tools available in the Moodle platform and their use through lecturer’s perspectives at English Department of IAIN Palangka Raya.

Information and Communication Technology is now becoming an essential part of everyday life of most people in the world. Moodle distance learning management system enables distance learning in higher education at an affordable innovation level, creates a calendar of learning process events, creates formal algorithms for the teacher's activity in the educational process, thereby achieving a high level of interactivity and achievement of the required level of quality, skills. Moodle distance learning management system consists of 35 modules: Chat module, Task module, Forum module, Log module, Test module, Resource module, Research module, Seminar module and so on. Moodle platform can be installed on any server with any operating system using arbitrary databases. There are no special requirements for hardware and operating system. The platform works in different web browsers. As a result of the analysis and comparisons of the abovementioned platforms, based on pedagogical, didactic, organizational, technical, financial distance learning features, the distance learning management system in State Higher Educational Institution «Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Hryhorii Skovoroda State Pedagogical University» on the basis of Moodle platform is developed.
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Moodle platform is a software suite for creating distance learning courses and websites that works with open source IMS and SCORM.

Having analyzed the best platforms for creating of distance learning system in pedagogical higher education institution, it is stated that Moodle is leading according to the number of users. The most prominent distance learning management systems are mostly focused on: Moodle, WebCT, BlackBoard, eFront, Claroline, Metacoon, SharePoint LMS and Virtual University.

The article deals with various distance learning management system for pedagogical higher education institution.
