Moodle Administration Essentials

Learn how to set up, maintain, and support your Moodle site efficiently

• Author: Gavin Henrick and Karen Holland
• Language: English
• Publisher: Packt Publishing - ebooks Account (July 2015)
• Pages: 156
• Size:  7 MB
• Format: pdf
• ISBN-10: 1784395471
• ISBN-13: 978-1784395476

About This Book

• Authorize and authenticate your Moodle site and learn about permissions and security
• Brand your Moodle site and manage users, roles, files, and courses
• Enhance your Moodle site to increase productivity

Who This Book Is For

If you are an experienced system administrator and know how to manage servers and set up web environments but now want to explore Moodle, this book is perfect for you. You'll get to grips with the basics and learn to manage Moodle quickly, focusing on essential tasks. Having prior knowledge of virtual learning environments would be beneficial, but is not mandatory to make the most of this book.

What You Will Learn

• Manage user accounts, authenticate users, and control user permissions with roles
• Enhance your Moodle site with plugins such as activity modules, admin reports, admin tools, and more
• Brand your Moodle site with configured themes
• Set up the structure of your site using categories in Moodle
• Prepare your site for end-of-year rollover
• Install Moodle on a Linux Server
• Monitor the usage and performance of your Moodle site