You're reading from Moodle 4 Administration An administrator's guide to configuring, securing, customizing, and extending Moodle

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801816724

Length 640 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Languages

PHP

Tools

Moodle

Concepts

Learning Management System

Author (1):

Alex Büchner

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Table of Contents (24) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Installing Moodle

2. Chapter 2: Exploring the Moodle System FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Exploring Courses, Users, and Roles

4. Chapter 4: Managing Courses and Enrolments

5. Chapter 5: Managing Users, Cohorts, and Authentication

6. Chapter 6: Managing Permissions, Roles, and Capabilities

7. Chapter 7: Enhancing Moodle’s Look and Feel

8. Chapter 8: Understanding Moodle Plugins

9. Chapter 9: Configuring Educational Features

10. Chapter 10: Configuring Technical Features

11. Chapter 11: Enabling Mobile Learning

12. Chapter 12: Gaining Insights through Moodle Reporting and Analytics

13. Chapter 13: Ensuring Moodle Security

14. Chapter 14: Complying with Data Protection Regulations

15. Chapter 15: Optimizing Moodle Performance

16. Chapter 16: Avoiding Sleepless Nights – Moodle Backup and Restore

17. Chapter 17: Working with Moodle Admin Tools

18. Chapter 18: Integrating External Systems Using Moodle Web Services

19. Chapter 19: Setting Up Moodle Networking

20. Chapter 20: Supporting Multi-Tenancy

21. Index

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Appendix: Configuration Settings

Setting Up Moodle Networking

Moodle provides a unique feature that lets you network multiple Moodle sites. This networking functionality is useful in several contexts – for example, when you want to share resources with remote LMSs, partner with another organization, or have a multi-campus setup where each site has its own Moodle instance.

After providing an overview of Moodle networking (MNet), we will learn which networking components are required and how networking is enabled. Next, we will will learn how to link two Moodle sites, which entails setting up peer-to-peer connections, roaming across instances, configuring remote authentication and enrolment, and using the Networks server block. Lastly, we will learn how to connect multiple Moodle sites to a central MNet hub.

We will finish this chapter with a new platform closely related to MNet known as MoodleNet, a platform for finding, sharing, and curating open educational resources. You will learn how to enable MoodleNet...