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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
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Preface

Chapter 16. Moodle Networking

Moodle provides a unique functionality that lets you network multiple Moodle sites. This is useful in a number of contexts; for example, when you want to share resources with other VLEs, partner with another organization, or have a multi-campus setup where each site has its own Moodle setup.

After providing an overview of Moodle networking, you will learn about the following topics:

  • Networking prerequisites and security: You will learn which networking components are required and how security is guaranteed.

  • Peer-to-peer networks: You will learn how to link two Moodle sites.

  • Moodle hubs: You will learn how to connect multiple Moodle sites to a central MNet hub.

  • Mahara integration: You will learn how to set up Moodle with Mahara, a popular open source e-portfolio system that makes use of the networking functionality.

  • Moodle Community Hub (MOOCH): You will learn how to connect to a MOOCH and how to set up your own hub. MOOCH doesn't use MNet per se, but it offers...