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
Chapter 1, What's New and How To Get it: This chapter gives a brief look at what Moodle 2.0 has to offer with the exciting new modules and enhanced features, and the major overhauls in the file uploading and navigation system
Chapter 2, Finding your Way Around: This chapter will cover finding our way around Moodle, with the improved navigation system and the new way blocks are dealt with.
Chapter 3, Editing Text and Adding Files: This chapter will focus on editing text and adding files—looking at the replacement HTML editor and the new way files are brought into Moodle.
Chapter 4, What's New in Add a Resource: This chapter concentrates on the "add a resource" drop-down and we investigate the different terminology and additions to this menu.
Chapter 5, What's New in Add an Activity: This chapter concentrates on the "add an activity" drop-down and we investigate improvements to existing modules such as Quiz, Workshop, and Wiki.
Chapter 6, Managing the Learning Path: This chapter deals with how to manage the learning path of our students. It focuses on Conditional Activities and Completion tracking.
Chapter 7, New Modules for Moodle 2: This chapter deals with improved communication. We'll look at the new Comments feature, and changes to the Blog and Messaging.
Chapter 8, Admin Issues: This looks at the admin side of things. We will go through the site administration menu, considering changes in roles, themes, filters, file uploads, and other features that don't fit in anywhere else!