Moodle 1.9 Extension Development

By writing Moodle plugins, you can make this open source learning platform fit your needs precisely, and this book shows you how with a step-by-step approach that takes you from the basics to advanced techniques.

Key Features

• Develop your own blocks, activities, filters, and organize your content with secure code
• Thoroughly covers key libraries of Moodle and best practices to use them
• Explore the Moodle architectural concepts, how it is structured, and how it works
• Detailed examples and screenshots for easy learning

Book Description

What you will learn

• Add activities and grading components to keep a track of students‚Äô progress automatically
• Create Moodle Filters to process and filter the contents of the database
• Customize the look and feel of your Moodle site using powerful plug-ins
• Customize Moodle reports to assess the performance of a student easily
• Allow integration with third-party systems such as HR and student information systems to access any data directly
• Automate notifications for any updates in the courses
• Customize forms to be filled by students using ‚Äòformlib‚Äô library
• Extend Moodle beyond its boundaries using web services and explore the features of SOAP-based and XMM-RPC-based web services

Who this book is for

This book is written for technologists who are interested in expanding Moodle's functions through programming, either for their own organizations or to contribute to the open source project.You should be familiar with Moodle's basic technologies: PHP, MySQL ,and HTML/CSS.