Moodle 2.0

Chapter 3
You can allow self registration on your site, and then require users to
have an enrolment key for a course. The self registration removes the
burden of creating accounts for users from you. The enrolment key
ensures that only those to whom you give the key can enter your course.
Cohort sync
In a Moodle course, you can add students to a Group. Then, you can manage that
group's access to activities and resources in the course, instead of managing the
students one at a time. In previous versions of Moodle, a Group existed only in the
course in which it was created. Now, Moodle enables you to create site-wide groups.
These are called Cohorts.
The Cohorts sync enrolment method enables you to enroll a Cohort to a course. This
enrolls everyone who is a member of that Cohort in the course at the same time.
Inside a course, a Teacher can create a Group. But because a Cohort is a
site-wide group, by default, only your site's Administrator can create a
Cohort and enable Cohort sync in the enrolment methods.
Creating a Cohort
To create a Cohort, follow the steps shown below:
1. Log in to your site as an Administrator.
2. Select Settings | Site administration | Users | Cohorts. The Cohorts page
is displayed.
3. Click on the Add button. The Edit Cohort page is displayed.
4. Give the Cohort a Name and ID. You will probably leave the Context set to
System, so that you can use the Cohort throughout your site.
5. Optionally, add a Description.
6. Click on the Save Changes button. You are returned to the Cohorts page,
where your new Cohort is now listed.
To enrol a Cohort in a course
To enrol a Cohort in a course, follow the steps shown below:
1. Access the course definition as an Administrator.
2. Select Settings | Course administration | Users | Enrolled users.
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