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''[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/moodle/index.html Using Moodle - Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System]'' by Jason Cole is published by O'Reilly as part of the Community Press series.
''[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059652918X?ie=UTF8&tag=httpmoodlcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=059652918X Using Moodle - Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System]'' by Jason Cole and Helen Foster is published by O'Reilly as part of the Community Press series.


The first edition of the book, released in July 2005, is based on Moodle 1.4. The second edition of the book, written by Jason Cole and Helen Foster, and due for release in November 2007, has been updated for Moodle 1.8.
The first edition of the book, written by Jason Cole and released in July 2005, is based on Moodle 1.4. The second edition, released in November 2007, has been updated to cover all the features in Moodle 1.8, such as the new [[Roles|roles and permissions system]], [[Blogs|blogs]], [[Messaging|messaging]] and the [[Database module|database module]].
 
''Thanks to members of the worldwide Moodle user community for their discussion and documentation contributions, many of which have been included in the book.''


==Book download==
==Book download==
The first edition of ''Using Moodle'' is available for download as PDF.


*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/table_of_contents.pdf Table of Contents] (8 pages)
The second edition of ''Using Moodle'' is freely available online to enjoy, share and modify under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 License].
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/preface.pdf Preface] (4 pages)
 
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch1_introduction.pdf Chapter 1  Introduction]  p. 1 (6 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/download.php/docs/en/using_moodle_2e.zip Using Moodle zipped PDF download] (4.3MB)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch2_basics.pdf Chapter 2  Moodle Basics]  p. 7 (26 pages)
*[http://issuu.com/iusher/docs/usingmoodle2?mode=embed&documentId=080624142903-4cc5c9e016844a70b2d4b211268b5d82&layout=grey Using Moodle online Flash version] via Issuu.com
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch3_content.pdf Chapter 3  Creating and Managing Content] p. 33 (18 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch4_forums.pdf Chapter 4  Using Forums, Chats and Dialogues] p. 51 (20 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch5_quizzes.pdf Chapter 5  Quizzes]  p. 71 (24 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch6_workshops.pdf Chapter 6  Workshops] p. 95 (20 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch7_assignments.pdf Chapter 7  Assignments and Exercises] p. 115 (12 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch8_journals.pdf Chapter 8  Journals] p. 127 (10 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch9_glossaries.pdf Chapter 9  Glossaries] p. 137 (12 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch10_lessons.pdf Chapter 10 Lessons] p. 149 (12 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch11_wikis.pdf Chapter 11 Wikis] p. 161 (12 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch12_grades.pdf Chapter 12 Grades and Scales] p. 171 (6 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch13_managing_classes.pdf Chapter 13 Managing Your Class] p. 177 (10 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch14_surveys.pdf Chapter 14 Surveys and Choice] p. 187 (6 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch15_class_design.pdf Chapter 15 Putting It All Together (Class Design)] p. 193 (8 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/ch16_server_admin.pdf Chapter 16 Server Administration] p. 201 (6 pages)
*[http://download.moodle.org/docs/using_moodle/index.pdf Index] p. 217 (4 pages)


==Book excerpts==
See [[Talk:Using Moodle book]] for download links for the first edition.
[http://moodle.org/user/view.php?id=9318&course=5 Jason Cole] has kindly allowed us to freely use excerpts from ''Using Moodle'' in this documentation wiki. If you do use it on a page then please add the <code><nowiki>[[Template:excerpted from Jason Cole]]</nowiki></code> at the bottom of the page.


==About Community Press==
==About Community Press==

Latest revision as of 08:19, 11 February 2011

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Using Moodle - Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course Management System by Jason Cole and Helen Foster is published by O'Reilly as part of the Community Press series.

The first edition of the book, written by Jason Cole and released in July 2005, is based on Moodle 1.4. The second edition, released in November 2007, has been updated to cover all the features in Moodle 1.8, such as the new roles and permissions system, blogs, messaging and the database module.

Thanks to members of the worldwide Moodle user community for their discussion and documentation contributions, many of which have been included in the book.

Book download

The second edition of Using Moodle is freely available online to enjoy, share and modify under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 License.

See Talk:Using Moodle book for download links for the first edition.

About Community Press

The O'Reilly Community Press spurs the development of interesting technologies by making online documentation available in print. Key players in technical communities create and edit the content of O'Reilly Community Press titles and O'Reilly manufactures and distributes the books. Each book reflects the knowledge and voice of the community that has created it.