Moodle 2.0 First Look
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- Get an insight into the new features of Moodle 2.0
- Discover the benefits of brand new additions such as Comments and Conditional Activities
- Master the changes in administration with Moodle 2.0
- The first and only book that covers all of the fantastic new features of Moodle 2.0
Book Details
Language : EnglishPaperback : 272 pages [ 235mm x 191mm ]
Release Date : September 2010
ISBN : 1849511942
ISBN 13 : 978-1-849511-94-0
Author(s) : Mary Cooch
Topics and Technologies : All Books, Content Management (CMS), e-Learning, Moodle, Open Source
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: What's New in Moodle 2
Chapter 2: Finding our way around (Navigation and Blocks)
Chapter 3: Editing Text and Managing Files
Chapter 4: What's new in Add a Resource
Chapter 5: What's new in Add an Activity
Chapter 6: Managing the Learning Path
Chapter 7: Having your say
Chapter 8: Admin Issues
Index
Mary Cooch
Sample chapters
You can view our sample chapters and prefaces of this title on PacktLib or download sample chapters in PDF format.
Find your book in our support section to find errata and to download code samples.
- Learn how to use the new navigation system
- Get greater control of blocks throughout your Moodle
- Make the most of the enhanced HTML (text) editor
- Find your way around Moodle 2.0's new navigation system
- Put the best of the Web right inside your Moodle with the Repository API
- Manage learning and monitor progress with Conditional Activities and Completion Tracking
- Get familiar with improvements to core modules such as Quiz, Workshop, and Wiki
- Share resources with others with the Community Hub
- Familiarize yourself with the new file upload system
- Manage students' learning and help them monitor their progress
- Get up to speed with the changes and new features on the admin side
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Moodle is currently the world's most popular E-learning platform. The long-awaited second version of Moodle is now available and brings with it greatly improved functionality. If you are planning to upgrade your site to Moodle 2.0 and want to be up-to-date with the latest developments, then this book is for you.
This book takes an in-depth look at all of the major new features in Moodle 2.0 and how it differs from previous Moodle versions. It highlights changes to the standard installation and explains the new features with clear screenshots, so you can quickly take full advantage of Moodle 2.0. It also assists you in upgrading your site to Moodle 2.0, and will give you the confidence to make the move up to Moodle 2.0, either as an administrator or a course teacher.
With its step-by-step introduction to the new features of Moodle 2.0, this book will leave you confident and keen to get your own courses up and running on Moodle 2.0. It will take you on a journey from basic navigation to advanced administration, looking at the changes in resource management and activity setup along the way. It will show you new ways tutors and students can control the pace of their learning and introduce you to the numerous possibilities for global sharing and collaborating now available in Moodle 2.0
This book is your personal guided tour of the new and enhanced features of Moodle 2.0
The book looks at the main functional areas of Moodle that have significant new features, explains the new features and how to use them. It draws attention to significant differences from how things used to behave, and gives the reader an idea of the kind of consequences these changes will bring to them.
If you are an existing Moodle user, tutor, or administrator, then this book is for you. You are expected to be familiar with the operation of Moodle.
If this isn't the right book for you, take a look at some of our other offerings below.
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- Motivate students from all backgrounds, generations, and learning styles
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- Especially suitable for university and professional teachers
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- Get to grips with converting your mathematics teaching over to Moodle
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- Inspiring, realistic examples and interactive assessment exercises to give you ideas for your own Moodle math courses
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- Customize your courses
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- Support and assess the progress of the students who are enrolled in the course
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- Develop your own blocks, activities, filters, and organize your content with secure code
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- Detailed examples and screenshots for easy learning
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- Updated for Moodle version 1.9
- Straightforward coverage of installing and using the Moodle system
- Working with Moodle features in all learning environments
- A unique course-based approach focuses your attention on designing well-structured, interactive, and successful courses
- Configure site settings, set up the front page, create user accounts, and create courses
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- A recipe book for creating language activities using Moodle 1.9
- Get the most out of Moodle 1.9's features to create enjoyable, useful language learning activities
- Create an online language learning centre that includes reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary, and grammar activities
- Enhance your activities to make them visually attractive, and make the most of audio and video activities
