Introducing Moodle LMS 5.0

24 April 2025 by Catalyst

“This latest Moodle release brings new features and enhancements that make it easier to manage courses, assess learners, and configure AI tools, all while giving administrators more control and flexibility.”

Matt Porritt, Product Director – Platform Solutions, Moodle HQ

One new feature we are excited about is the Grade Penalties framework, developed by Catalyst IT. This enhancement enables educators to automatically apply penalties to grades based on defined criteria, such as late submissions, without manual intervention.

In addition, the Moodle LMS 5.0 release includes accessibility improvements – helping teachers build more inclusive learning environments (with less manual work) and faster, smarter reporting,

Other enhancements in the Moodle LMS 5.0 include:

AI enhancements, adding the following:

  • A new AI provider – Ollama
  • Customised provider instances for specific tasks
  • Per model configuration settings
  • AI usage and policy acceptance reports for Admins
  • New ‘Explain’ feature for learners

Learn more about AI enhancements in Moodle 5.0.

Question banks

Teachers can share and reuse the course questions more easily with course question banks. Learn how to use and optimize question banks in Moodle 5.0.

New Question Bank filters

Teachers can now find questions more easily using the 6 new question bank filters including:

  • question type
  • time modified
  • status
  • keyword searches of question name
  • ID number
  • question text and
  • general feedback

Learn more about the new question bank filters.

Activities overview

Organised by Activity type, the new Activities overview helps teachers and students keep track of course content.

Learn more about the new Activities Overview.

Read an overview of all features of the new Moodle 5.0, including role-specific information for teachers, students, and administrators.