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Moodle 2.0 First Look

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Moodle 2.0 First Look

Overview of this book

Moodle is currently the world's most popular E-learning platform. The long-awaited second version of Moodle is now available and brings with it greatly improved functionality. If you are planning to upgrade your site to Moodle 2.0 and want to be up-to-date with the latest developments, then this book is for you.This book takes an in-depth look at all of the major new features in Moodle 2.0 and how it differs from previous Moodle versions. It highlights changes to the standard installation and explains the new features with clear screenshots, so you can quickly take full advantage of Moodle 2.0. It also assists you in upgrading your site to Moodle 2.0, and will give you the confidence to make the move up to Moodle 2.0, either as an administrator or a course teacher.With its step-by-step introduction to the new features of Moodle 2.0, this book will leave you confident and keen to get your own courses up and running on Moodle 2.0. It will take you on a journey from basic navigation to advanced administration, looking at the changes in resource management and activity setup along the way. It will show you new ways tutors and students can control the pace of their learning and introduce you to the numerous possibilities for global sharing and collaborating now available in Moodle 2.0
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Moodle 2.0 First Look
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

What's new in the Workshop


Moodle's Workshop, a vehicle for peer assessment, has been radically overhauled for Moodle 2.0 In my experience it's a module people either use frequently and rate highly or stay well away from because of its complexity. Its reincarnation is both simpler to manipulate and also more powerful so if you haven't used it before, now is a great time to try it out and if you are a dedicated fan, you will be delighted with the improvements.

The best way to highlight the changes is to go off and see a workshop in action. Andy's making one where the students compose a poem which will then be assessed by the others in their class. As it is set up, if you have used Workshop before, you will notice a much neater, less confusing interface.