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Moodle 3 E-Learning Course Development - Fourth Edition

By : Susan Smith Nash, William Rice
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Moodle 3 E-Learning Course Development - Fourth Edition

By: Susan Smith Nash, William Rice

Overview of this book

Moodle is a learning platform or Course Management System (CMS) that is easy to install and use, but the real challenge is in developing a learning process that leverages its power and maps the learning objectives to content and assessments for an integrated and effective course. Moodle 3 E-Learning Course Development guides you through meeting that challenge in a practical way. This latest edition will show you how to add static learning material, assessments, and social features such as forum-based instructional strategy, a chat module, and forums to your courses so that students reach their learning potential. Whether you want to support traditional class teaching or lecturing, or provide complete online and distance e-learning courses, this book will prove to be a powerful resource throughout your use of Moodle. You’ll learn how to create and integrate third-party plugins and widgets in your Moodle app, implement site permissions and user accounts, and ensure the security of content and test papers. Further on, you’ll implement PHP scripts that will help you create customized UIs for your app. You’ll also understand how to create your first Moodle VR e-learning app using the latest VR learning experience that Moodle 3 has to offer. By the end of this book, you will have explored the decisions, design considerations, and thought processes that go into developing a successful course.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

MoodleCloud basics


MoodleCloud is a cloud-based solution that allows you to create your own account and start building courses and working with students for free (for upto 50 users). MoodleCloud allows you to develop an unlimited number of courses and activities, so it makes a very nice sandbox. It's important to keep in mind that there are several companies that offer hosting for Moodle. What makes MoodleCloud different is the fact that it was developed by the makers of Moodle and always has the latest, most stable version.

Getting started with MoodleCloud

The first step is to create a new account. Go to the https://moodlecloud.com/en/signup/chooseuser?plan=free and click on Create new account. Refer to the following screenshot:

After you've created an account, you can choose a plan with MoodleCloud that accommodates the number of users you plan to have and how you'll need to organize your content. Keep in mind that with MoodleCloud, you have no limits with the number of courses you can develop...