Moodle has evolved from an academic project to the world's most popular virtual learning environment. During this evolution, its complexity has risen dramatical... » 

Moodle has evolved from an academic project to the world's most popular virtual learning environment. During this evolution, its complexity has risen dramatically and so have the skills that are required to administer the system. While there is plenty of literature for Moodle course creators, there has been, with the exception of some disparate online resources, no Moodle administrator book. Until now!

This book is a complete, practical guide to administering Moodle sites. It covers how to set up Moodle in any learning environment, configuration and day-to-day admin tasks, as well as advanced options for customizing and extending Moodle.

What you will learn from this bookInstall and update Moodle on multiple platformsUnderstand the Moodle architecture and find your way around its user and administrator interfacesWork with large numbers of users: bulk enrolments and operations; advanced user management Configure courses, course categories, enrolment, and authentication mechanismsAssign, modify, and create roles and permissions to users Brand your site by changing the look & feel and creating custom themesConfigure Moodle for accessibility, localization, and customize your module and grade/gradebook settingsInterpret and analyze user activity, tracking statistics using Moodle's in-built monitoring facility and third-party tools like Google AnalyticsSecure user information, data, content, and the Moodle systemOptimize Moodle for performance by fine-tuning your system parametersBack up and restore Moodle at course, site, and system levelExtend Moodle through third-party add-ons - making the right choice for your needs, installing, configuring, and uninstalling add-onsBuild a network of Moodle systems and set up Moodle with the Mahara ePortfolio and social networking system Improve your Moodle experience by following the tips laid down in the Moodle Health Check - a checklist of over 100 common problems with solutions «