Using Moodle Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System |
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Author:
| Cole, Jason |
ISBN: | 978-0-596-00863-5 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2005 |
Publisher: | O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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Developed by an extremely active open source community, Moodle is a sophisticated course management system that's ideal for creating dynamic online learning communitiesand for supplementing face-to-face learning. Used in more than 115 countries and supporting over 60 languages, Moodle can scale from a single-teacher site to a 40,000-student university.Teachers who use Moodle have access to an array of powerful tools such as assignments, forums, journals, quizzes, surveys, chat...
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Developed by an extremely active open source community, Moodle is a sophisticated course management system that's ideal for creating dynamic online learning communitiesand for supplementing face-to-face learning. Used in more than 115 countries and supporting over 60 languages, Moodle can scale from a single-teacher site to a 40,000-student university.Teachers who use Moodle have access to an array of powerful tools such as assignments, forums, journals, quizzes, surveys, chat rooms, and workshops. Using Moodle is a comprehensive, hands-on guide that explains how the system works, with plenty of examples and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules. Authored by a member of the Moodle community, this authoritative book also exposes little-known but powerful hacks for more technically savvy users. For anyone who is using-or thinking of using-this CMS, Using Moodle is required reading.