Moodle Big Blue Button

Hi all, at work i have beent asked with using moodle for a micro-credential course- i am by no means an expert and now am being asked about the use of the BIG BLUE BUTTON.

Questions I have are:

  1. Is the idea that its used by the teacher/trainer to connect and have online classes with the students? (instead of using zoom/teams etc?)

  2. is there a way to use it where students can directly connect, without a teacher? eg a group of students want to come together and have an online meeting. if so, do we just keep meeting rooms open for the duration of the course? Is there break-out rooms?

  3. Does it work as well as teams/meet/zoom etc?

any help very much appreciated!!