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Moodle 2.0 for Business Beginner's Guide Paperback – May 3, 2011

by Gavin Henrick (Author), Jeanne Cole (Author), Jason Cole (Author)

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Part of Packt's Beginner's Guide series, each chapter looks at a different aspect of using Moodle in a business environment, and steadily guides the reader through setting Moodle up in their own business with the help of practical examples, accompanied by lots of screenshots. Each chapter also includes case studies from well-known companies that have already implemented Moodle. If you are responsible for training, recruitment, or maintaining any guidelines within your company, then this book is for you. No previous experience with Moodle is necessary as the examples are easy to follow.

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This book discusses the enterprise itself and enterprise solutions. The text covers ways to integrate Moodle with other systems --elearnqueen.blogspot.com/2011/05/moodle-20-for-business-review.html :- Susan Smith Nash

If you are thinking of using Moodle in a commercial enterprise, then this is an extremely valuable book --http://www.moodleblog.net/?p=552 - Mary Cooch

About the Author

Gavin Henrick

Gavin Henrick has worked with technology in business, learning and development for over 10 years. He has been consulting on using Moodle, Mahara and other open-source applications for the last 4 years. He has run several websites and runs his own blog. He is a regular speaker at a number of Moodlemoots and conferences on the use of Moodle in the corporate space focusing on practical examples of usage.

Gavin recently joined the the Moodle Partner Remote-Learner and is based out of Canada working with a range of organisations in Canada and Europe.

Jeanne Cole

Jeanne Cole is a Senior Project Manager for Remote-Learner US. She is an experienced Moodle course developer and project manager who has migrated hundreds of courses from other learning management systems to Moodle, as well as created courses from client materials. She also has experience managing projects applying multiple open source products to meet a wide variety of client needs.

Prior to her Moodle career, Jeanne worked as a project engineer / manager for contractors in the US and UK.

Jason Cole

Jason Cole, Ph.D is the Chief Operating Officer for Remote-Learner, US, an official Moodle partner providing hosting, support and instructional design services. Jason oversees Remote-Learner's daily operations, providing technical services to over 1,100 clients, from small non-profit organizations to Fortune 500 companies.

Jason started using Moodle at San Francisco State University in 2003 when he led the transition from Blackboard to Moodle. Later, he led the implementation of Moodle at the Open University in the UK, currently one of the top three largest Moodle deployments in the world. Over the ensuing 2 years he successfully architected a system that currently supports over 225,000 student users with multiple enrollments.

Jason is the co-author of Using Moodle (c2006 & 2007) published by O'Reilly Community Press, and has been the organizer of several successful Moodle Conferences in the US and UK.

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Item Weight : 1.23 pounds
Paperback : 324 pages
ISBN-10 : 1849514208
ISBN-13 : 978-1849514200
Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.73 x 9.25 inches
Publisher : Packt Publishing (May 3, 2011)
Language: : English

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Papageno

Excellent book if you are looking for beyond traditional uniderectional e-Learning environment.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2012

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I give this book five star because its unique view of Moodle application for non traditional e-Learning. My own challenge to create "Open Collaborative Bi-directional e-Learning environment for Working people" has several unique challenges. Section 6 of this book (Communities of Practice in Moodle) gives me many hint to my headaches. For example how to embed Wiki style co-creation place and link it to Forum. Certainly if you are looking for books to build traditional mostly uni-directional e-Learning system, you may find much better books. But as I mentioned if you are interested in somehow uncommon use of Moodle, this book is MUST have one.

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Ferdinand Feth

Great Guide for Business users

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2013

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From the very beginning of the book it was apparent that this book was exactly what I was looking for. We are working on setting up a Moodle server for internal as well as external training for employees, vendors and end users of our products. We also want to utilize it for document collaboration and sign off. All of this and more is directly addressed in this book. Uses for Moodle that are outside of the moire common educational deployment are addressed in a direct, clearly written and useful manner. The largest struggle I encountered was that I tried to apply the lessons in the book without knowing what version of Moodle we were running. Once I determined that we were running an older version and had it upgraded, everything applied from the book flawlessly. A must have for the Moodle novice deploying Moodle in a business environment.

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McAllister Park

It has a few tricks but this short book falls ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2015

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It has a few tricks but this short book falls short of providing more detailed information on business applications.

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Couldn't Complete Chapter 1

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2011

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Although I was extremely enthusiastic about learning Moodle from this textbook, and I have a highly satisfactory grasp of the English language, I failed to be able to complete the instructions provided in chapter 1. The text welcomes email questions/concerns, therefore I sent a message explaining my situation. I received a prompt reply from the mediator, who apparently forward my concern to the editors of the book. It has been over a month, and no one has followed up with my situation. I am still in the dark, and have decided to do an online training course to learn Moodle instead.

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Veronika Delvaux

Moodle 2.0 for Education and Business Beginner Guide

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2011

This review is based upon the Moodle 2.0 for Business, a Beginner's Guide - "Implement Moodle in your business to streamline your interview, training, and internal communication processes". Authors: Jason Cole, Jeanne Cole, and Gavin Henrick. This book is published by Packt Publishing - open source - BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI. The Language is English, and the release date was May of 2011.
ISBN : 1849514208
ISBN 13 : 978-1-84951-420-0

Co-authors Jason Cole, PhD, Chief Operating Officer for Remote-Learner US, and his wife, Jeanne Cole, a Senior Project Manager also working for Remote-Learner US. Mr. & Mrs. Cole both have an extended background in learning management systems, Moodle administration, course development, and project management. Gavin Henrick, the third author, has a 10-year background in business, learning, and development. He recently joined Moodle Partner Remote-Learner, and is responsible for organizations in Europe and Canada.

Chapter One introduces statistical data, the comparison between other LMS and positive arguments on why to choose Moodle, and open source learning is outlined to the point that the reader will understand what it is all about. For someone new to and with little knowledge on what Moodle represents, the introduction to Moodle and its history is a very useful section.
The extended explanation on how to install a demo Moodle on a laptop is well written and organized with many helpful screenshots and hints. A detailed course creation section follows, explaining how to add and utilize most all elements available to create a resource-rich and meaningful site. It then explains how to add resources and other elements relevant for a Moodle business site. Moreover, the chronological order and the "how to" screen shots assure the reader that he will not get lost in the process. The case study introduces the reader to real life business problems and how to approach a solution using Moodle. The outlined question and answer model used in the case study is easy to understand, and animates the reader to think outside the box.

The next chapter deals with one of the most important subjects in business. It introduces the reader to setting up the Moodle for use as a hiring, interviewing, training and testing tool for new employees. Getting the insight on how to set up a quiz module and question bank is just one tool Moodle can be used in business. The chapter is well organized and easy to follow. The comprehensive screen shots and hands-on explanations are well documented and trouble-free to understand. Again, the case study at the end of the chapter will guide the reader in the direction of evaluating the process and adding and/or eliminating information relevant to the development.

In Chapter Three, the reader will learn how to create a course, add course content, add and edit topics, add labels and objectives, work with summaries, and create terminology glossaries. The reader will be guided step by step in the process of successfully creating a course relevant for its targeted audience.

Using Moodle to manage compliance training is the topic of Chapter Four. Since it is of utmost importance that employees and trainees comply with rules and regulations, this chapter deals with how to effectively guide the participant through the learning module, track student data, and use data to supplement subject knowledge further.

Chapter Five deals with how to relate outcome to track competency within Moodle. As it is true for schools, the same is true for business; knowledge and proficiency are important to assess student/employee.

Chapter Six touches on "best practice" communities and the importance of problem solving within a group of like-minded people, utilizing communities of practice within an organization, and setting up such groups in Moodle. For example, chats, blogs and Wikis are options of a subject group to communicate amongst each other. The reader also will be introduced to the usefulness of, and how to choose RSS feeds.

Chapter Seven touches on the background of web conferencing and where to find forums on the subject. Since Moodle doesn't come with an incorporated web conferencing tool, the book discusses in detail plug-ins suitable for use in Moodle to establish web conferencing. It also lists the URL to a plug-in database. Elluminate Live and BigBlueButton , as well as Adobe Connect Pro and OpenMeetings are listed there.

Chapter Eight deals with outside components and repositories, such as Google Docs, Mahara and Alfresco. It guides the learner through the process on how to add and use them successfully within Moodle.

The last chapter addresses enrollment methods, such as internal or external enrollment, and authentication plug-ins. There are easy to understand examples on how to employ them. It touches on Moodle themes and how to successfully use the theme selector within Moodle. Lastly, the chapter guides the reader through the process on how to incorporate images into the header and footer, and teaches how to customize the language pack in Moodle.

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Each chapter is well organized, and extensive insight information is added to give the reader the confidence to master all elements addressed in the guide. Furthermore, Moodle 2.0 for Business -Beginners Guide is written in a way that is easy to understand; it's not only written for the beginner, advanced learners can benefit from to it as well. It fully explains all of its unlimited uses.
The comprehensive summery section helps the reader to reinforce the material covered. The elaborate stream of information, screen shots, and help sections are detail oriented. The easy-to-understand explanations will guide the reader successfully through the process of setting up and utilizing Moodle and its potential to its fullest. The case studies in each chapter are a welcome tool to check if the actions taken are compatible with specific goals.
The "What just happened" header is a very helpful tool to think back on the completed task. Anyone in the process of setting up a Moodle site for any business will be pleased to have found a step-by-step guide for the entire process. Lastly, the multitude of business related information is a further useful learning tool for any reader.

In conclusion, the Moodle 2.0 for Business - Beginners Guide is a priceless resource for any company who would like to explore the opportunity to setup, run, and administer its very own Moodle site.

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Ms kimmie

On Time for New E-Businesses

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2011

Moodle 2.0 for Business is a great instructional how to guide for setting up a learning platform of your own making, but also as a means of setting up your business from hiring, evaluation and continuing education. I found the use of acronyms a problem because as a new user, as I am unfamiliar with some of the terms. I found the screen shots helpful, they were written in simple language with detailed descriptions, but the typeface in the screen shots were too small and light (p.113). Some screen shots did not show the full screen (p.87). Instructions are concrete and easy to follow. While reading the Chapters no where does it say what you do if you make a mistake and what a mistake may look like. Statements like "what just happened" presumes what you have done is correct, it would be nice to see errors screen shots in the text. In this way, you will be able to make sure you are following the instructions as outlined. I enjoyed the discussions related to why companies chose to use Moodle, their company expectations, and specific sections of interest. It was helpful to find additional references resources outside of the text to support the product. The notes bar was very helpful as it provides support to the user and reduces feelings of being overwhelmed with information. To summarize, Moodle 2.0 for Business A Beginners Guide demonstrates the how to's for most of Moodle functionality. Case studies show the value of the product and provides a framework for managing new businesses from pre-launch to actual product implementation. I would recommend it to anyone who is seeking to integrate technology into their business or academic enterprises

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Clear, step-by-step directions with practical applications.

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Excelente passo-a-passo para quem deseja utilizar o Moodle de maneira ampla dentro da organização, como um CLMS completo. Recomendo a leitura.

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