This paper describes an experimental study which has been carried out at the Near East University using the Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) together with two types of Web-Based Collaborative Tools (CTs): Standard CT and Advanced CT to create a virtual learning environment to teach programming languages. The aim of this study was to find out the student opinions when using an "advanced collaborative tool" and a "standard collaborative tool." The results show that the use of a collaborative tool together with an LMS in a web-based environment increases the learning ability of students. (Contains 1 figure.)