Book Image

Moodle 2 Administration

Book Image

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
www.PacktPub.com
PacktLib.PacktPub.com
Preface

Chapter 2. The Moodle System

Now that your Moodle system is up and running, we will be looking at the building blocks of the learning platform. Think of these as the foundation on which Moodle is built. The subjects we will cover are:

  • Moodle architecture: In this section, you will learn what the main components of Moodle are and where its data is stored.

  • Finding your way around in Moodle: Moodle has an intuitive user interface that takes a little time to get used to. You will learn the main navigation and also where to find help if it is required.

  • File management: Dealing with files in web-based applications is not always straightforward. You will learn the different options available to deal with this, which will cover:

    • Moodle's file management

    • Web host file management

    • File management via the File system repository