Moodle administration : an administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle / Alex Buchner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Büchner, Alex G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer-assisted instruction--Computer programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Open source software--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Open source software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham : Packt Publishing Ltd., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Moodle's Rationale; Moodle Overview; The Moodle Model; The Moodle Development Model; The Moodle Business Model; Moodle Usage; VLE Administration; VLE Job Functions; Obligations and Skill Sets of a VLE Administrator; Moodle Administration; Summary; Chapter 2: Moodle Installation; Moodle Installation: An Overview; What is the Best Setup for Me?; Moodle Prerequisites; Hardware Requirements; Software Requirements; Installation in a LAMP Environment; Downloading Moodle; Creating the Moodle Database and the Data Directory

Using a Hosted ServerUsing the Command Line; Creating the Moodle Data Directory; Running the Installer Script; Finalizing the Installation; Setting up the Cron Process; Installation in a Windows Environment; Installation in a Mac OS X Environment; Updating Moodle; Manual Update; Creating a Backup; Creating New Moodle System; Running the Update Script; Update via CVS; Summary; Chapter 3: The Moodle System; Moodle Architecture; The LAMP Architecture; The Moodle Layer; Code and Data Locations; Finding Your Way Around in Moodle; Breadcrumbs; Administrator Search Facility; Moodle Bookmarks

Moodle Docs and HelpFile Management; Moodle File Management Interface; Web Host File Management; File Management via FTP; File Management via WebDAV; WebDAV Prerequisites; Setting up WebDAV; Using WebDAV from Windows; Summary; Chapter 4: Course Management; Course Categories; Course Categories Overview; Managing Course Categories; Adding Course Categories; Course Sub-Categories; Deleting Course Categories; Organizing Courses; Creating Courses; Meta Courses-Sharing Enrolment across Courses; Course Requests-Enabling Teachers to Ask for New Courses; Forms of Enrolment; Internal Enrolment

Database-driven EnrolmentLDAP; External Database; Flat File; IMS Enterprise File; Enrolment with Payment; PayPal; Authorize.net Payment Gateway; Summary; Chapter 5: User Management; Authentication Versus Enrolment; User Profiles; Profile Fields; Category ""General""; Category ""Picture of""; Category ""Interests""; Category ""Optional""; Creating User-Defined Profile Fields; Profile Categories; Profile Fields; Standard User Actions; Browsing Users; Filtering Users; Bulk User Actions; Manual Accounts; Adding Individual Users; Bulk-Uploading of Users and Their Pictures; Text File Format

Uploading UsersSetting Default Values and Templates; Loading of Data; Uploading User Pictures; Self-Registration; User Authentication; Common Authentication Settings; Manual Account Settings; Self-Registration Settings; LDAP Server Settings; LDAP Server and Bind Settings; User Lookup Settings; Password-Related Settings; Miscellaneous LDAP Settings; Data Field Mappings; External Database Settings; Connection Settings; Data Field Mappings; Other Authentication Mechanisms; External Moodle Authentication Methods; Internal Moodle Authentication Methods; Username-Best Practices; Summary

Chapter 6: Roles and Permissions

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611805647

9781281805645

1281805645

9781847195630

1847195636

OCLC:

797916445