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Moodle Administration

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Moodle Administration

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Moodle Administration
Sep, 2008 | 376 pages
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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Moodle Administration
Moodle Administration
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewer
About the Reviewer
Preface
Preface
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1
Introduction
Introduction
Moodle's Rationale
Moodle Overview
The Moodle Model
Moodle Usage
VLE Administration
Moodle Administration
Summary
2
Moodle Installation
Moodle Installation
Moodle Installation: An Overview
Installation in a LAMP Environment
3
The Moodle System
The Moodle System
Moodle Architecture
Finding Your Way Around in Moodle
File Management
Summary
4
Course Management
Course Management
Course Categories
Creating Courses
Forms of Enrolment
Summary
5
User Management
User Management
Authentication Versus Enrolment
User Profiles
Standard User Actions
Manual Accounts
User Authentication
Username Best Practices
Summary
6
Roles and Permissions
Roles and Permissions
Moodle's PreDefined Roles
Contexts
Assignment of Roles
Capabilities and Permissions
Roles Management
Summary
7
Moodle: Look and Feel
Moodle: Look and Feel
Look and Feel: An Overview
Customizing Your Front Page
Moodle Themes
Look and Feel: Good Practice
Summary
8
Moodle Configuration
Moodle Configuration
Accessibility
Localization
Module Configuration
Grades and Gradebook Settings
Miscellaneous Settings
Summary
9
Monitoring User Activity
Monitoring User Activity
Monitoring Overview
Reporting
Tracking
Statistics
Privacy and Data Protection Issues
Summary
10
Moodle Security
Moodle Security
Security Overview
Security Notifications
User Security
Data and Content Security
System Security
Summary
11
Moodle Performance and Optimization
Moodle Performance and Optimization
Performance and Optimization Overview
Moodle Content
Moodle System Settings
Moodle Performance Profiling and Monitoring
Summary
12
Backup and Restore
Backup and Restore
Course-Level Backup and Restore
Site-Level Backups
System-Level Backups
Summary
13
Installing Third-Party Add-Ons
Installing Third-Party Add-Ons
Third-Party Software: An Overview
Good Add-Ons and Bad Add-Ons
Popular Add-Ons
Installing Third-Party Add-Ons
Uninstalling Third-Party Add-Ons
Summary
14
Moodle Networking
Moodle Networking
Networking Overview
Networking Prerequisites and Security
Peer-To-Peer Networks
Community Hubs
Mahara Integration
Summary
Moodle Health Check
Moodle Health Check
Moodle Health Check: Performance
Moodle Health Check: Security
Functionality
System
Configuration Settings Reference
Configuration Settings Reference
Configuration Reference: An Overview
Configuration Reference: Administration Settings
Configuration Reference: System Settings
Configuration Reference: Theme Settings
Index
Index

About the Author

Alex Büchner is the co-founder and technical lead of Synergy Learning, UK's largest Moodle partner. He has been involved in system and database administration for two decades and has been administering virtual learning environments of all shapes and sizes since their advent on the educational landscape.

Alex holds a PhD in Computer Science and an MSc in Software Engineering. He has authored over 50 international publications, including two books, and is a frequent speaker on Moodle and related open-source technologies.

The best learning experience in Moodle is provided when communication and collaboration is utilized. The same applied to writing this book, which would not have been possible without the tremendous support of the Packt editorial team. Whatever time zone you were in, you certainly kept me on my toes 24/7.

I would also like to thank John Isner and Derrin Kent for their constructive feedback provided during the reviewing process. This book would not be the same without your comments and suggestions.

Special thanks must go to all my colleagues at Synergy Learning. Your input to the book content has been invaluable.

Last but not least, I have to thank all our customers. Without you we wouldn't be aware of all the Moodle hitches and glitches that are out there. Keep them coming!

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