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Moodle 3 Administration, Third Edition

You're reading from   Moodle 3 Administration, Third Edition An administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783289714
Length 492 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Moodle Installation FREE CHAPTER 2. The Moodle System 3. Courses, Users, and Roles 4. Course Management 5. User Management 6. Managing Permissions – Roles and Capabilities 7. Moodle Look and Feel 8. Moodle Plugins 9. Moodle Configuration 10. Moodle Logging and Reporting 11. Moodle Security and Privacy 12. Moodle Performance and Optimization 13. Backup and Restore 14. Moodle Admin Tools 15. Moodle Integration 16. Moodle Networking A. Configuration Settings Index

Configuring and managing badges


According to http://openbadges.org/, a badge is an online representation of a skill you've earned. Moodle can act as a badge consumer and a badge producer or issuer. As a consumer, a user has the ability to display badges earned elsewhere; as an issuer, badges can be earned in Moodle and displayed or collected elsewhere. Moodle distinguishes between two types of badges:

  • Course badges: These are badges that are awarded at the course level, for example, for completing certain activities

  • Site badges: These are badges that are related to site-wide activities, such as successfully completing a set of courses

First, badges have to be enabled in Advanced features. As an administrator you will then have to configure the usage of badges by going to Badges | Badges settings:

The Default badge issuer name and Default badge issuer contact details settings set the name and e-mail address of your organization, which is displayed with the badges that are being issued. Make...

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