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Moodle 2 Administration

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Moodle 2 Administration

Overview of this book

Moodle has evolved from an academic project to the world's most popular virtual learning environment. During this evolution, its complexity has risen dramatically and so have the skills that are required to administer the system.Moodle 2 Administration is a complete, practical guide to administering Moodle sites. It covers how to set up Moodle in any learning environment, configuration and day-to-day admin tasks, as well as advanced options for customizing and extending Moodle.The author, who has been administering systems for over 20 years, has adopted a problem-solution approach to bring the content in line with your day-to-day operations. The practical examples will help you to set up Moodle for large groups and small courses alike. This is a one-stop reference for any task you will ever come across when administering a Moodle site of any shape and size.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Moodle 2 Administration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface

Popular add-ons


The following is a list of some popular third-party Moodle add-ons (in alphabetic order), available through the Plugins directory on moodle.org/plugins, as well as a brief description for each plugin:

  • Accessibility: This block allows students to change the font size and background color of your Moodle site. It also includes a toolbar that supports text-to-speech functionality.

  • Book: This activity allows users to create multi-page resources in a book-like format. See how to install this module from a GIT repository in the Installing the Book module via GIT section.

  • Certificate: This fully-customizable activity generates PDF certificates for students once they have fulfilled certain conditions.

  • Checklist: This Moodle package, comprising an activity module and a block, allows teachers to create a checklist for their students to work through. The teacher can monitor all the students' progress as they tick off each of the items in the list. Items can be indented and marked...