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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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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

The Moodle mobile web service

Moodle has released a free app for iOS, Android and Windows Phone that allows users to interact with a Moodle system. At the time of writing this (app version 2.6) of the app supports key functionalities for participants to access certain course content, receive notifications, upload data, view grades, and interact with other users. Additional tools will be added in the very near future.

The Moodle app is an alternative to accessing Moodle via a web browser on a mobile device (a smartphone or tablet). However, it not only supports a subset of learner-centric features, but it also has the advantage that the app has been specifically designed for mobile usage and also supports offline content.

The process of enabling the Moodle app to interact with your Moodle site has been greatly simplified. Once the mobile web service has been enabled by navigating to Plugins | Web services | Mobile, a built-in service will be activated (refer to https://docs.moodle.org/en/Mobile_web_services...

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