Using Moodle: Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System

Using Moodle: Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System
Authors
Jason Cole, Helen Foster
ISBN
059652918X
Published
15 Nov 2007
Purchase online
amazon.com

Using Moodle is a complete, hands-on guide for instructors learning how to use Moodle, the popular course management system (CMS) that enables remote web-based learning and supplements traditional classroom learning. Updated for the latest version, this new edition explains exactly how Moodle works by offering plenty of examples, screenshots and best practices for its many features and plug-in modules.

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Customer Reviews

Timothy Hunt said
The original and the best book for teachers wanting to get a handle on how to drive Moodle. What makes this a particularly good book is that Jason and Helen don't just describe how* to do things in Moodle, but they also talk about why you might want to use the various features to enhance your teaching, or, more importantly, the students' learning.

Andrea M. M. Lourenco said
Amazon is an excellent service and the book is helping me understand how to work with Moodle.

Thomas A. Burkman said
Very pleased with the book, its content, and usefulness. Also, pleased with delivery and timing.

Chris Collman said
This is an excellent book for a teacher who would like to know a little bit more about Moodle. The teacher does not need to know much about course management software. This book gives a great overview, with examples, while not getting caught up in the technical details.

For example the Lesson module section starts off with non-Moodle classroom story told by Jason. Then the chapter gives a short overview and talks about the different features of Lesson. There are a couple of inserts on tips and examples of how a feature could be used. Plus a few screen shots.

If you are looking for examples of GIFT or XML formats, then this is not the book for you. On the other hand, after reading the Lesson and Quiz chapters, the potential teacher will know that these are a few of the question formats that can be imported into Moodle.

Moodle documentation and on-line forums are great resources but are not designed for the non-user or really new user. This book will help a teacher ask or find more information about what they want to do in their course. It is "Moodle 101 : An Introduction to teaching with Moodle."

Art Lader said
Thank you to the authors of Using Moodle! This comprehensive introduction to Moodle is exactly what we needed in my school district. I recommend it to anyone charged with Moodle-related staff development.

Well-done, Fellow Moodlers.

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