Creating courses
As stated earlier, every course belongs to a category. Don't worry if you mistakenly put a course into the wrong category.
Creating a course and filling it with content are two different functions. In this section, we will talk about creating a blank course, with no content. In the later chapters, we will learn how to add material to a course.
To create a course, a user must have the site-wide role of the site administrator or manager. To add material to a course, a user must be a site administrator, course creator, manager, or teacher (usually, the teacher adds material). The following tables show what the different roles can do.
Moodle site roles:
Figure 3.15 – Moodle site roles
Moodle course roles:
Figure 3.16 – Moodle course roles
In this section, we have learned about site-wide roles and course-specific roles. Next, we will look at creating a new blank course.
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