Enabling MoodleNet

MoodleNet is Moodle’s open social media platform for educators that focuses on sharing openly licensed learning resources. MoodleNet forms an integral part of the Moodle ecosystem and can be reached from within Moodle or directly via moodle.net.

Important note

MoodleNet aims to find, share, and curate open educational resources.

While the platform is targeted at teachers and content creators, you, as an administrator, must enable your colleagues to share (appropriate and legal) resources internally and with peers worldwide.

The workflow of MoodleNet’s integration is illustrated in the following diagram:

Figure 19.14 – MoodleNet integration

Let’s assume you are a course creator who has started developing a module about a particular topic. From within the course (via the activity chooser), MoodleNet is called, and resources are browsed. When an element (from a simple learning nugget to an entire curriculum...