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Hi Anders,

I got a summary from the publisher. It seems to be a very interesting introduction. Its not a manual, but a pedagogical help.

Ralf

The publisher contacted me about it (promising to donate a small amount to Moodle).

I'm looking forward to seeing it, but it's a bit odd that William Rice has never really engaged on this site...

This is intended to be a short review of
William Rice's book (which is available and
was distributed to me without too much delay)
but it is difficult not to compare it to 'Using Moodle'
by Jason Cole. The two books cover approximately
but not exactly the same content. The intended audience
is pretty much the same. The books differ somewhat
in outline and style. They are both well written, informed
and informative. Since Moodle is so dynamic, chances are
that some information might get quickly outdated though.
The books e.g. pay a lot of attention to the Workshop and
Wiki modules. WS is under revision in order to improve
the interface and enhance usability and there is a DFwiki
module candidating to replace the standard Wiki. Any such
changes will require users to update/upgrade their knowledge.

I would suggest that you start with 'Using Moodle' which is a
well-structured introduction and continue with Rice's book
which does the same and then takes things a bit further.
Rice's book is valuable for Moodle beginners but it is helpful
to experienced Moodlers as well, at least it was to me.

Two books? Well, I believe that variation in itself is helpful
for learning as we know is repetition.

I have no affiliation or relation with the publisher of
this book other than as a customer but they offer some
other titles in the same field that I found definitely interesting.