A complete guide to course development and delivery using Moodle 3.x

Key Features

• Get the best out of the Moodle 3 framework to ensure successful learning
• Create third-party plugins and widgets and secure your course efficiently
• Develop your first Moodle VR app using the Moodle VR toolset

Book Description

Moodle is a popular Learning Management System (LMS) that is easy to install and use, but the challenge can be in developing a learning process which maps objectives to content and assessments. This Moodle book will help you to do just this, leveraging its power and guiding you through building integrated and effective courses in a practical way.

This updated edition will show you how to add static learning material, assessments, and social features such as the forum-based instructional strategy, a chat module, and forums to your courses so that students can reach their full learning potential. You'll even 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. Next, you'll implement PHP scripts that will help you create customized user interfaces (UIs) for your app. Later, you'll understand how to create your first Moodle VR e-learning app using the VR learning experience that Moodle 3 has to offer. Whether you want to support traditional class teaching or lecturing, or provide complete online learning and distance e-learning courses, this book will prove to be a powerful resource as you use Moodle.

By the end of this Moodle development book, you will have explored the decisions and design considerations, and learned the techniques involved in developing successful courses.

What you will learn

• Understand how Moodle works and how it supports your teaching strategies
• Install Moodle on your computer and navigate easily
• Explore the different learning features in Moodle
• Monitor how learners interact with your site using site statistics
• Discover how to add multimedia content to your site
• Allow students to enroll themselves or invite other students to join a course

Who This Book Is For

This book is for anyone who wants to get the best out of Moodle and develop useful courses. If you're a beginner, this book will be a helpful guide to understand how the software works and explore great ideas to start creating your first course. Experienced Moodle users will also find powerful insights into developing successful educational courses in this book. Some experience of working with e-learning systems will be beneficial to grasp the concepts covered in the book effectively.

Table of Contents

1. A Guided Tour of Moodle
2. Installing Moodle
3. Configuring Your Site
4. Creating Categories and Courses
5. Resources, Activities, and Conditional Access
6. Adding Resources
7. Adding Assignments, Lessons, Feedback, and Choices
8. Evaluating Students with Quizzes
9. Getting Social with Chats and Forums
10. Collaborating with Wikis and Glossaries
11. Running a Workshop
12. Groups and Cohorts
13. Extending Your Course by Adding Blocks
14. Features for Teachers