A complete guide on course development and delivery using Moodle 3.x

Key Features

• Get the best out of the latest Moodle 3 framework to ensure successful learning


• Create 3rd party plugins and widgets and secure your course efficiently


• Create your first Moodle VR app using the Moodle VR toolset

Book Description

Moodle is a learning platform or Course Management System (CMS) that is easy to

install and use, but the real challenge is in developing a learning process that leverages its power and maps the learning objectives to content and assessments for an integrated and effective course. Moodle 3 E-Learning Course Development guides you through meeting that challenge in a practical way.

This latest edition will show you how to add static learning material, assessments, and social features such as forum-based instructional strategy, a chat module, and forums to your courses so that students reach their learning potential. Whether you want to

support traditional class teaching or lecturing, or provide complete online and distance

e-learning courses, this book will prove to be a powerful resource throughout

your use of Moodle.

You’ll learn how to create and integrate third-party plugins and widgets in your Moodle app, implement site permissions and user accounts, and ensure the security of content and test papers. Further on, you’ll implement PHP scripts that will help you create customized UIs for your app. You’ll also understand how to create your first Moodle VR e-learning app using the latest VR learning experience that Moodle 3 has to offer.

By the end of this book, you will have explored the decisions, design considerations, and

thought processes that go into developing a successful course.

What you will learn

• Know what Moodle does and how it supports your teaching strategies


• Install Moodle on your computer and navigate your way around it


• Understand all of Moodle’s learning features


• Monitor how learners interact with your site using site statistics


• Add multimedia content to your site


• Allow students to enroll themselves or invite other students to join a course

Who this book is for

This book is for anyone who wants to get the best out of Moodle. As a beginner, this is a thorough guide for you to understand how the software works, with great ideas for getting off to a good start with your first course. Some experience of working with e-learning systems will be beneficial. Experienced Moodle users will find powerful insights into developing successful and educational courses.

Susan Smith Nash has been designing and developing online courses and programs for more than 15 years for education, training, and personal development. In addition to Moodle 3.x Teaching Techniques, Packt Publishing, she is the author of a number of Moodle books and training videos, including Moodle Course Design — Best Practices and Moodle for Training and Professional Development. Other Packt Publishing instructional videos include two on the Canvas Virtual Learning Environment. She has also authored Video-Assisted Mobile Learning for Writing Courses. William Rice is an e-learning professional from New York City. He has written books on Moodle, Blackboard, Magento, and software training. He enjoys building e-learning solutions for businesses and gains professional satisfaction when his courses help students. His hobbies include writing books, practicing archery near JFK Airport, and playing with his children. William is fascinated by the relationship between technology and society, how we create our tools, and how they shape us in turn. Married to an incredible woman who encourages his writing pursuits, he has two amazing sons.