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Moodle 2 Administration

Moodle 2 Administration

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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.
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Preface

Chapter 3. Courses, Users, and Roles

The objective of this chapter is to give an overview of Moodle courses, users, and roles. The three concepts are inherently intertwined and any one of these cannot be used without the other two. We deal with the basics of the three core elements and show how they work together. Let's see what they are:

  • Moodle courses: Courses are central to Moodle as this is where learning takes place. Teachers upload their learning resources, create activities, assist in learning and grade work, monitor progress, and so on. Students on the other hand read, listen to or watch learning resources, participate in activities, submit work, collaborate with others, and so on.

  • Moodle users: These are individuals accessing our Moodle system. Typical users are students and teachers, but also other types such as managers, parents, assessors, examiners, or guests. Oh, and the administrator, of course!

  • Moodle roles: Roles are effectively permissions that specify which features...

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