Building and Running an Open edX Course: Olive Release
1. General Information
1.1. Read Me
1.2. Other edX Resources
1.2.1. Resources for edx.org Learners
1.2.2. The edX Partner Portal
1.2.3. The Open edX Portal
1.2.4. System Status
1.2.5. Resources for edx.org Course Teams
1.2.6. Resources for Researchers
1.2.7. Resources for Developers
1.2.8. Resources for Open edX
1.3. edX Browser Support
2. Getting Started
2.1. Getting Started with Studio
2.1.1. What Is Studio?
2.1.2. What Is the LMS?
3. Exploring Your Dashboard and Profile
3.1. Accessing Your Courses from the Dashboard
3.1.1. Sharing Your Courses on Social Media
3.2. Adding Profile Information
3.2.1. Add or Update a Limited Profile
3.2.2. Add or Update a Full Profile
3.2.3. Add Links to Your Personal Social Media Accounts
3.2.4. View Another Learner’s Profile
3.3. Updating Course-Specific Settings
3.3.1. Change a Course Email Preference
4. Reaching As Many Learners As Possible
4.1. Designing Your Course For a Mobile Experience
4.1.1. Testing Your Course For Mobile Devices
5. Accessibility Best Practices Guidance for Content Providers
5.1. What Is The edX Accessibility Best Practices Guidance Based On?
5.2. Supporting Learners with Diverse Needs
5.2.1. Who Are Our Learners?
5.2.2. Removing Barriers to Learning
5.3. Accessibility Best Practices for Developing Course Content
5.3.1. Make Sure Your Course Content is Perceivable
5.3.2. Make Sure Your Course Content is Understandable
5.3.3. Use Best Practices for Describing Images
5.3.4. Create Accessible Course Materials
5.3.5. Use Best Practices for Mathematical Content
5.3.6. Use Best Practices for Custom Content Types
5.3.7. Create Accessible Media
5.3.8. Use Best Practices for HTML Markup
5.3.9. Apply Universal Design for Learning
6. Setting Up a Course
6.1. Planning Course Information
6.1.1. Course Title and Number
6.1.2. Images and Videos for a Course or Program
6.1.3. Course Description
6.1.4. Additional Course Information
6.2. Planning Course Run Information
6.2.1. Planning Course Staff
6.2.2. Scheduling a Course Run
6.2.3. Additional Course Run Information
6.3. Creating a Course
6.3.1. Adding Course Team Members in Studio
6.3.2. Creating a New Course in Studio
6.3.3. Set the Course Run Schedule and Pacing in Studio
6.3.4. Specifying Prerequisite Courses and Exams
6.3.5. Creating a Course About Page in Studio
6.3.6. Setting Up Certificates in Studio
6.3.7. Course Search
6.3.8. Creating a Custom Course
7. Developing Your Course
7.1. Getting Started with Course Content Development
7.1.1. Understanding Course Building Blocks
7.1.2. Creating New Course Content
7.1.3. Making Course Content Visible to Students
7.1.4. Making Course Content Searchable
7.1.5. Revising Content
7.2. Developing Your Course Outline
7.2.1. Open the Course Outline
7.2.2. Understanding a Course Outline
7.2.3. Navigate the Course Outline
7.2.4. Add Content in the Course Outline
7.2.5. Modify Settings for Objects in the Course Outline
7.2.6. Publish Content from the Course Outline
7.2.7. Reorganize the Course Outline
7.2.8. Delete Content in the Course Outline
7.3. Developing Course Sections
7.3.1. What Is a Section?
7.3.2. Viewing Sections in the Outline
7.3.3. Sections and Visibility to Learners
7.3.4. Release Statuses of Sections
7.3.5. Create a Section
7.3.6. Change a Section Name
7.3.7. Set a Section Release Date
7.3.8. Set Section Highlights for Highlight Emails
7.3.9. Publish All Units in a Section
7.3.10. Hide a Section from Learners
7.3.11. Delete a Section
7.4. Developing Course Subsections
7.4.1. What Is a Subsection?
7.4.2. Viewing Subsections in the Outline
7.4.3. Subsections and Visibility to Learners
7.4.4. Release Statuses of Subsections
7.4.5. Create a Subsection
7.4.6. Change a Subsection Name
7.4.7. Set a Subsection Release Date
7.4.8. Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection
7.4.9. Set Problem Results Visibility
7.4.10. Publish All Units in a Subsection
7.4.11. Hiding a Subsection from Learners
7.4.12. Delete a Subsection
7.5. Developing Course Units
7.5.1. What Is a Unit?
7.5.2. Viewing Units in the Outline
7.5.3. Viewing the Unit Page
7.5.4. Viewing Units as a Learner
7.5.5. The Unit Workflow
7.5.6. Unit Publishing Status and Visibility to Learners
7.5.7. Unit Publishing Statuses
7.5.8. Create a Unit
7.5.9. Edit a Unit
7.5.10. Set Access Restrictions For a Unit
7.5.11. Preview a Unit
7.5.12. Publish a Unit
7.5.13. Discard Changes to a Unit
7.5.14. View a Published Unit
7.5.15. Hide a Unit from Learners
7.5.16. Delete a Unit
7.6. Developing Course Components
7.6.1. What is a Component?
7.6.2. Add a Component
7.6.3. Edit a Component
7.6.4. Set Access Restrictions for a Component
7.6.5. Duplicate a Component
7.6.6. Delete a Component
7.6.7. Reorganizing Components
7.6.8. Components that Contain Other Components
7.7. Controlling Content Visibility and Access
7.7.1. Release Dates
7.7.2. Unit Publishing Status
7.7.3. Visibility Settings
7.7.4. Access Settings
7.7.5. Prerequisite Course Subsections
7.8. Course Licensing
7.8.1. License Options
7.8.2. Set Course Content Licensing in Studio
7.8.3. Set Video Licensing
7.8.4. Learners’ View of Licenses
7.9. Testing Your Course Content
7.9.1. Viewing Published and Released Content
7.9.2. Previewing Draft Content
7.9.3. Viewing Course Content Based on Roles
8. Adding Course Components
8.1. Working with Text Components
8.1.1. Text Component Overview
8.1.2. Options for Editing Text Components
8.1.3. Create a Text Component
8.1.4. Add a Link in a Text Component
8.1.5. Add an Image to a Text Component
8.2. Working with Video Components
8.3. Working with Discussion Components
8.3.1. Overview
8.3.2. Create a Discussion Component
8.3.3. A Learner’s View of the Discussion
8.4. Working with Problem Components
8.4.1. Adding a Problem
8.4.2. The Learner View of a Problem
8.4.3. Editing a Problem in Studio
8.4.4. Defining Settings for Problem Components
8.4.5. Including Multiple Questions in One Component
8.4.6. Adding Feedback and Hints to a Problem
8.4.7. Awarding Partial Credit for a Problem
8.4.8. Problem Randomization
8.4.9. Modifying a Released Problem
8.5. Working with Content Libraries
8.5.1. Content Libraries Overview
8.5.2. Create a New Library
8.5.3. Edit a Library
8.5.4. Add Components to a Library
8.5.5. View the Contents of a Library
8.5.6. Edit Components in a Library
8.5.7. Delete a Library
8.5.8. Give Other Users Access to Your Library
8.5.9. Exporting and Importing a Library
9. Creating and Adding Video Content
9.1. Video Process Overview
9.2. Preparing a Video
9.2.1. Set Up a Hosting Service
9.2.2. Create a Video
9.2.3. Obtain a Video Transcript
9.3. Upload a Video
9.4. Adding a Video to a Course
9.4.1. Add a Video and Transcript
9.5. Specifying Additional Video Options
9.5.1. Enable Video and Transcript Downloads
9.5.2. Set Advanced Options
9.6. Specifying Additional Transcript Options
9.6.1. Edit a Video Transcript
9.6.2. Add a Supplemental Downloadable Transcript
9.6.3. Add a Transcript in Another Language
9.7. Troubleshooting Video Problems
10. Adding Exercises and Tools
10.1. Problems, Exercises, and Tools
10.1.1. Levels of Support
10.1.2. Enhancing Your Course with Additional Exercises and Tools
10.1.3. Core Problem Types
10.1.4. Additional Exercises and Tools
10.1.5. Mobile-Ready Problem Types
10.1.6. Adding Unsupported Problem Types and Exercises
10.2. Enabling Additional Exercises and Tools
10.2.1. Enable an Exercise or Tool for Your Course
10.3. Annotation Problem
10.3.1. Enable Annotation Problems
10.3.2. Create an Annotation Problem
10.4. Calculator Tool
10.4.1. Overview
10.4.2. Enable the Calculator Tool
10.5. Checkbox Problem
10.5.1. Overview
10.5.2. Adding a Checkbox Problem
10.5.3. Adding Feedback to a Checkbox Problem
10.5.4. Adding Hints to a Checkbox Problem
10.5.5. Awarding Partial Credit in a Checkbox Problem
10.5.6. Checkbox Problem OLX Reference
10.5.7. Advanced Options for Checkbox Problems
10.6. Chemical Equation Problem
10.6.1. Create a Chemical Equation Problem
10.6.2. Chemical Equation Problem XML
10.7. Circuit Schematic Builder Problem
10.7.1. Create a Circuit Schematic Builder Problem
10.8. Completion Tool
10.8.1. Overview
10.8.2. Enable the Completion Tool
10.8.3. Add a Completion Component
10.9. Conditional Module
10.9.1. Format description
10.9.2. Examples
10.10. Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
10.10.1. Create a Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
10.10.2. JavaScript Input Problem XML
10.11. Drag and Drop Problem
10.11.1. Overview of Drag and Drop Problems
10.11.2. Creating a Drag and Drop Problem
10.11.3. Understanding the Drag and Drop Editing Controls
10.11.4. Changing the Visual Style of a Drag and Drop Problem
10.12. Drag and Drop Problem (Deprecated)
10.12.1. Adding a Drag and Drop Problem
10.12.2. Drag and Drop Problem XML
10.12.3. Targets on Draggables
10.12.4. Correct answer format
10.12.5. Grading logic
10.13. Dropdown Problem
10.13.1. Overview
10.13.2. Adding a Dropdown Problem
10.13.3. Adding Feedback to a Dropdown Problem
10.13.4. Adding Hints to a Dropdown Problem
10.13.5. Dropdown Problem OLX Reference
10.14. External Grader
10.14.1. External Grader Workflow
10.14.2. External Grader Example
10.14.3. External Grader Problem Requirements
10.14.4. Create an External Grader Problem in Studio
10.15. Full Screen Image Tool
10.15.1. The Learner View of a Full Screen Image
10.15.2. Create a Full Screen Image
10.16. Gene Explorer Tool
10.16.1. Gene Explorer Code
10.17. Google Calendar Tool
10.17.1. Overview
10.17.2. Embedding a Google Calendar in Your Course
10.17.3. Editing Google Calendars
10.18. Google Drive Files Tool
10.18.1. Overview
10.18.2. Embedding a Google Drive File in Your Course
10.18.3. Editing Google Drive Files
10.19. Iframe Tool
10.19.1. Create an IFrame Tool
10.20. Image Mapped Input Problem
10.20.1. Create an Image Mapped Input Problem
10.20.2. Image Mapped Input Problem XML
10.21. LTI Component
10.21.1. Overview
10.21.2. Enabling LTI Components for a Course
10.21.3. Setting up an LTI 1.1 component
10.21.4. Setting up an LTI 1.3 component
10.21.5. Enabling and using LTI Advantage features
10.21.6. LTI Component Settings
10.22. Math Expression Input Problems
10.22.1. Overview
10.22.2. Adding a Math Expression Input Problem
10.22.3. Math Expression Input Problem OLX Reference
10.23. Molecule Editor Tool (Deprecated)
10.23.1. Create the Molecule Editor
10.24. Molecule Viewer Tool
10.24.1. Create the Molecule Viewer Tool
10.25. Multiple Choice Problem
10.25.1. Overview
10.25.2. Adding a Multiple Choice Problem
10.25.3. Adding Feedback to a Multiple Choice Problem
10.25.4. Adding Hints to a Multiple Choice Problem
10.25.5. Awarding Partial Credit in a Multiple Choice Problem
10.25.6. Multiple Choice Problem OLX Reference
10.25.7. Advanced Options for Multiple Choice Problems
10.26. Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem
10.26.1. Create a Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem
10.26.2. Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem Code
10.27. Notes Tool
10.28. Numerical Input Problem
10.28.1. Overview
10.28.2. Adding a Numerical Input Problem
10.28.3. Adding a Tolerance, Multiple Correct Responses, or a Range
10.28.4. Adding Feedback to a Numerical Input Problem
10.28.5. Adding Hints to a Numerical Input Problem
10.28.6. Awarding Partial Credit in a Numerical Input Problem
10.28.7. Add Text after the Numeric Response Field
10.28.8. Numerical Input Problem OLX Reference
10.29. Open Response Assessments
10.29.1. Introduction to Open Response Assessments
10.29.2. Create an Open Response Assessment Assignment
10.29.3. Managing Open Response Assessment Assignments
10.29.4. Staff Grading for Open Response Assignments
10.29.5. Accessing Metrics for ORA Assignments
10.30. Oppia Exploration Tool
10.30.1. Overview
10.30.2. Enable the Oppia Exploration Tool
10.30.3. Add an Oppia Exploration in Studio
10.31. Peer Instruction Tool
10.31.1. Assignment Overview
10.31.2. Adding a Peer Instruction Assignment in Studio
10.31.3. Reviewing a Histogram of Learner Responses
10.32. Periodic Table Tool
10.32.1. Create the Periodic Table Tool
10.33. Poll Tool
10.33.1. Overview
10.33.2. Enable the Poll Tool
10.33.3. Add a Poll in edX Studio
10.33.4. Add a Poll in OLX
10.33.5. Editing Published Polls
10.33.6. View Poll Results
10.34. Poll Tool for OLX
10.34.1. Terminology
10.34.2. Create a Poll
10.34.3. Format description
10.34.4. Example
10.35. Problem with Adaptive Hint
10.35.1. Create a Problem with an Adaptive Hint
10.35.2. Problem with Adaptive Hint XML
10.36. Problem Written in LaTeX
10.36.1. Create a Problem Written in LaTeX
10.37. Protex Protein Builder Tool
10.37.1. Create the Protein Builder Tool
10.37.2. Protein Builder Tool Code
10.38. Qualtrics Survey Tool
10.38.1. Add a Qualtrics Survey to Your Course
10.38.2. View Survey Responses
10.39. Randomized Content Blocks
10.39.1. Use Components from Libraries in a Course
10.39.2. Enable Content Libraries
10.39.3. View the Matching Components in a Randomized Content Block
10.39.4. Editing Components in Randomized Content Blocks
10.39.5. Getting the Latest Version of Library Content
10.39.6. Preview the Randomized Content in Student View
10.39.7. View a Specific Student’s Assigned Problems from a Randomized Content Block
10.39.8. Adjust Grades for a Problem from a Randomized Content Block
10.40. Recommender Tool
10.40.1. Overview
10.40.2. Enable the Recommender Tool
10.40.3. Add a Recommender
10.41. Staff Graded Points
10.41.1. Create a Staff Graded Points assignment
10.42. Survey Tool
10.42.1. Overview
10.42.2. Enable the Survey Tool
10.42.3. Add a Survey in edX Studio
10.42.4. Add a Survey in OLX
10.42.5. Editing Published Surveys
10.42.6. View Survey Results
10.43. Text Input Problem
10.43.1. Overview
10.43.2. Adding a Text Input Problem
10.43.3. Adding Multiple Correct Responses
10.43.4. Adding Feedback to a Text Input Problem
10.43.5. Adding Hints to a Text Input Problem
10.43.6. Adding Text after the Response Field
10.43.7. Case Sensitivity and Text Input Problems
10.43.8. Response Field Length in Text Input Problems
10.43.9. Allowing Regular Expressions as Answers for Text Input Problems
10.43.10. Text Input Problem XML Reference
10.43.11. Deprecated Hinting Method
10.44. Word Cloud Tool
10.44.1. Enable the Word Cloud Tool
10.44.2. Create a Word Cloud
10.45. Write-Your-Own-Grader Problem
10.45.1. Overview
10.45.2. Create a Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem in Studio
10.45.3. Script Tag Format
10.46. Zooming Image Tool
10.46.1. Components of a Zooming Image Tool
10.46.2. Create a Zooming Image Tool
10.47. Using MathJax for Mathematics
10.47.1. Adding MathJax to Text Components
10.47.2. Adding MathJax to Problem Components
11. Adding Course Assets
11.1. Adding Files to a Course
11.1.1. The Files & Uploads Page
11.1.2. File Size
11.1.3. Upload Files
11.1.4. Find an Uploaded File
11.1.5. Sort Files
11.1.6. Filter Files
11.1.7. Use an Uploaded File Inside or Outside the Course
11.1.8. Lock a File
11.1.9. Delete a File
11.2. Adding Course Updates and Handouts
11.2.1. Add a Course Update
11.2.2. Add a Course Handout
11.3. Managing the Pages in Your Course
11.3.1. Working with the Default Pages
11.3.2. Enabling Additional Applications & Resources
11.3.3. Configuring Applications & Resources
11.3.4. Reordering and Deleting Custom Pages
11.4. Textbooks
11.4.1. Add a Textbook
11.4.2. Delete a Textbook
11.4.3. Delete a Chapter
11.5. Using the Course Wiki
11.5.1. About the Course Wiki
11.5.2. Managing the Course Wiki
11.5.3. Showing or Hiding the Wiki
11.5.4. Controlling Access to the Wiki
11.5.5. Setting Permissions for Wiki Articles
11.5.6. Seeding the Wiki
11.5.7. Adding a Wiki Article
11.5.8. Editing a Wiki Article
11.5.9. Searching for Wiki Articles
11.5.10. Managing Versions of Wiki Articles
11.5.11. Locking a Wiki Article
11.5.12. Deleting a Wiki Article
12. Using Enhanced Capabilities In Your Course
12.1. Including Learner Cohorts
12.1.1. Using Cohorts in Your Courses
12.1.2. Enabling and Configuring the Cohorts Feature
12.1.3. Creating Cohort-Specific Course Content
12.1.4. Setting up Discussions in Courses with Cohorts
12.2. Offering Different Content to Different Learner Groups
12.2.1. Offering Different Content to Learners Based on Their Enrollment Track
12.2.2. Offering Different Content to Learners Based on Cohort
12.3. Including Teams
12.3.1. Using Teams in Your Courses
12.3.2. The Learner’s Experience of Teams
12.3.3. Managing Team Discussions
12.4. Creating Content Experiments
12.4.1. Overview of Content Experiments
12.4.2. Configure Your Course for Content Experiments
12.4.3. Add Content Experiments to Your Course
12.4.4. Test Content Experiments
12.5. Offering Timed Exams
12.5.1. Overview
12.5.2. Enable Timed Exams
12.5.3. Set a Subsection to be Timed
12.5.4. Grant Learners More Time for a Timed or Proctored Exam
12.5.5. Resuming an Exam in an Error State
12.5.6. Allow Learners to Retake a Timed or Proctored Exam
12.5.7. Hide a Timed Exam After Its Due Date
12.6. Using Open edX as an LTI Tool Provider
12.6.1. Reusing Course Content with LTI
12.6.2. Preparing to Reuse Course Content
12.6.3. Determining Content Addresses
12.6.4. Grading Remote Content
12.6.5. Example: edX as an LTI Provider to Canvas
12.6.6. Example: edX as an LTI Provider to Blackboard
13. Proctored Exams
13.1. Proctored Exam Overview
13.2. Preparing Learners for Proctored Exams
13.2.1. The Learner Experience of Proctored Exams
13.2.2. Practice Proctored Exams
13.3. Creating Proctored Exams
13.3.1. Enable Proctored Exams
13.3.2. Create a Proctored Exam or Practice Proctored Exam
13.3.3. Specify Exam Rules and Exceptions
13.3.4. Allow Opting Out of Proctored Exams
13.3.5. Check Proctoring Results
13.4. Online Proctoring Rules for Learners
13.4.1. Learner Rules for Online Proctored Exams
14. Establishing a Grading Policy For Your Course
14.1. Set the Grade Range
14.1.1. Grade Ranges and Certificates
14.2. Set the Grace Period
14.3. Configure the Assignment Types
14.3.1. Assignment Type Fields
14.4. Graded Subsections
14.5. The Learner View of Grades
15. Releasing Your Course
15.1. Beta Testing a Course
15.1.1. Overview
15.1.2. The Beta Testing Process
15.1.3. The Beta Testing Role
15.1.4. What to Test
15.1.5. How Beta Testers See Course Content
15.1.6. Adding Beta Testers
15.1.7. Reporting Issues During a Course
15.2. Course Launching Activities
15.2.1. Course Launch Checklist in Studio
15.2.2. Course Launch Checklist Timeline
15.3. Exporting and Importing a Course
15.3.1. Export a Course
15.3.2. Course Outline Terminology in Exported Files
15.3.3. Import a Course
15.3.4. Work with the .tar.gz File
16. Managing a Running Course
16.1. Course Information
16.1.1. View Basic Course Information
16.2. Automatic Email Messages from the Open edX Platform
16.2.1. Automatic Email Message Text
16.3. Bulk Email Messages from the Course Team
16.3.1. Message Addressing
16.3.2. Composing Email Messages
16.3.3. Send an Email Message to Course Participants
16.3.4. Send a Scheduled Email Message to Course Participants
16.3.5. Use Keywords in Messages
16.3.6. Message Workflow States
16.3.7. Review Sent Messages
16.3.8. Email Task History Report
16.3.9. Example Messages to Learners
16.4. Enrollment
16.4.1. Registration and Enrollment
16.4.2. Options for Enrolling Learners in a Course
16.4.3. Enroll Learners in a Course
16.4.4. Report Learners Not Yet Enrolled
16.4.5. Unenroll Learners from a Course
16.5. Staff Debug Info
17. Managing Discussions
17.1. Creating Course Discussions
17.1.1. Configuring Edx Discussions
17.1.2. Create Course-Wide Discussion Topics
17.1.3. Create Content-Specific Discussion Topics
17.1.4. Understanding When Learners Can See Discussion Topics
17.1.5. Allowing Learners to Make Anonymous Discussion Posts
17.1.6. Discussions in the edX Mobile App
17.2. Running Course Discussions
17.2.1. Understanding the Elements of a Discussion
17.2.2. Using Naming Conventions for Discussion Topics
17.2.3. Seeding Discussion Topics
17.2.4. Minimizing Thread Proliferation
17.2.5. Closing Discussions
17.3. About Divided Discussion Topics
17.3.1. What Are Divided Discussions?
17.3.2. Setting Up Divided Discussions
17.3.3. Divide All Content-Specific Discussion Topics
17.3.4. Divide Course-Wide Discussion Topics
17.4. Managing Divided Discussion Topics
17.4.1. Overview
17.4.2. Identifying Who Can Read a Post
17.4.3. Choosing the Visibility of a Post
17.4.4. Viewing the Posts of a Group
17.5. Moderating Discussions
17.5.1. About Discussion Moderation Roles
17.5.2. Assigning Discussion Moderation Roles
17.5.3. Provide Guidelines for Learners
17.5.4. Develop a Positive Discussion Culture
17.5.5. Find Questions and Discussions
17.5.6. Edit Messages
17.5.7. Delete Messages
17.5.8. Respond to Reports of Misuse
17.5.9. View Profile Information for Discussion Participants
17.5.10. Block Users
17.6. Guidance for Discussion Moderators
17.6.1. Responsibilities
17.6.2. Qualities of Good Discussion Moderators
17.6.3. Best Practices for Discussion Moderation
17.6.4. Guidelines for Specific Types of Posts
18. Managing Learner Progress and Grades
18.1. Learner Data
18.1.1. Guidance for Working with Personal Information
18.1.2. Accessing Learner Data
18.1.3. Accessing Anonymized Learner IDs
18.2. Answer Data
18.2.1. Learner Answer Submissions
18.2.2. Student Answer Distribution
18.3. Learner Grades and Grading
18.3.1. Review How Grading Is Configured for Your Course
18.3.2. Generate a Grade Report for All Learners in a Course
18.3.3. Generate a Problem Grade Report for All Learners in a Course
18.3.4. Review Learner Grades on the Instructor Dashboard
18.3.5. Override Learner Subsection Scores in Bulk
18.3.6. Per-Learner Interventions Report
18.3.7. Check the Progress of a Specific Learner
18.3.8. Grant Due Date Extensions for a Specific Learner
18.3.9. Adjust Grades for One or All Learners
18.4. Obtaining Certificate Data
18.4.1. Access Certificate Data
18.4.2. Columns in the Certificate Report
18.5. Ending a Course
18.5.1. Sending a Farewell Message
18.5.2. Assigning Final Grades
18.5.3. Issuing Certificates
19. Re-running Your Course
19.1. Re-running a Course
19.1.1. Data Duplicated When You Re-Run a Course
19.1.2. Re-Run a Course
19.1.3. Update the New Course
20. Glossary
20.1. A
20.2. C
20.3. D
20.4. E
20.5. F
20.6. G
20.7. H
20.8. I
20.9. K
20.10. L
20.11. M
20.12. N
20.13. O
20.14. P
20.15. Q
20.16. R
20.17. S
20.18. T
20.19. U
20.20. V
20.21. W
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1. General Information
1.1. Read Me
1.2. Other edX Resources
1.3. edX Browser Support
2. Getting Started
2.1. Getting Started with Studio
3. Exploring Your Dashboard and Profile
3.1. Accessing Your Courses from the Dashboard
3.2. Adding Profile Information
3.3. Updating Course-Specific Settings
4. Reaching As Many Learners As Possible
4.1. Designing Your Course For a Mobile Experience
5. Accessibility Best Practices Guidance for Content Providers
5.1. What Is The edX Accessibility Best Practices Guidance Based On?
5.2. Supporting Learners with Diverse Needs
5.3. Accessibility Best Practices for Developing Course Content
6. Setting Up a Course
6.1. Planning Course Information
6.2. Planning Course Run Information
6.3. Creating a Course
7. Developing Your Course
7.1. Getting Started with Course Content Development
7.2. Developing Your Course Outline
7.3. Developing Course Sections
7.4. Developing Course Subsections
7.5. Developing Course Units
7.6. Developing Course Components
7.7. Controlling Content Visibility and Access
7.8. Course Licensing
7.9. Testing Your Course Content
8. Adding Course Components
8.1. Working with Text Components
8.2. Working with Video Components
8.3. Working with Discussion Components
8.4. Working with Problem Components
8.5. Working with Content Libraries
9. Creating and Adding Video Content
9.1. Video Process Overview
9.2. Preparing a Video
9.3. Upload a Video
9.4. Adding a Video to a Course
9.5. Specifying Additional Video Options
9.6. Specifying Additional Transcript Options
9.7. Troubleshooting Video Problems
10. Adding Exercises and Tools
10.1. Problems, Exercises, and Tools
10.2. Enabling Additional Exercises and Tools
10.3. Annotation Problem
10.4. Calculator Tool
10.5. Checkbox Problem
10.6. Chemical Equation Problem
10.7. Circuit Schematic Builder Problem
10.8. Completion Tool
10.9. Conditional Module
10.10. Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
10.11. Drag and Drop Problem
10.12. Drag and Drop Problem (Deprecated)
10.13. Dropdown Problem
10.14. External Grader
10.15. Full Screen Image Tool
10.16. Gene Explorer Tool
10.17. Google Calendar Tool
10.18. Google Drive Files Tool
10.19. Iframe Tool
10.20. Image Mapped Input Problem
10.21. LTI Component
10.22. Math Expression Input Problems
10.23. Molecule Editor Tool (Deprecated)
10.24. Molecule Viewer Tool
10.25. Multiple Choice Problem
10.26. Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem
10.27. Notes Tool
10.28. Numerical Input Problem
10.29. Open Response Assessments
10.30. Oppia Exploration Tool
10.31. Peer Instruction Tool
10.32. Periodic Table Tool
10.33. Poll Tool
10.34. Poll Tool for OLX
10.35. Problem with Adaptive Hint
10.36. Problem Written in LaTeX
10.37. Protex Protein Builder Tool
10.38. Qualtrics Survey Tool
10.39. Randomized Content Blocks
10.40. Recommender Tool
10.41. Staff Graded Points
10.42. Survey Tool
10.43. Text Input Problem
10.44. Word Cloud Tool
10.45. Write-Your-Own-Grader Problem
10.46. Zooming Image Tool
10.47. Using MathJax for Mathematics
11. Adding Course Assets
11.1. Adding Files to a Course
11.2. Adding Course Updates and Handouts
11.3. Managing the Pages in Your Course
11.4. Textbooks
11.5. Using the Course Wiki
12. Using Enhanced Capabilities In Your Course
12.1. Including Learner Cohorts
12.2. Offering Different Content to Different Learner Groups
12.3. Including Teams
12.4. Creating Content Experiments
12.5. Offering Timed Exams
12.6. Using Open edX as an LTI Tool Provider
13. Proctored Exams
13.1. Proctored Exam Overview
13.2. Preparing Learners for Proctored Exams
13.3. Creating Proctored Exams
13.4. Online Proctoring Rules for Learners
14. Establishing a Grading Policy For Your Course
14.1. Set the Grade Range
14.2. Set the Grace Period
14.3. Configure the Assignment Types
14.4. Graded Subsections
14.5. The Learner View of Grades
15. Releasing Your Course
15.1. Beta Testing a Course
15.2. Course Launching Activities
15.3. Exporting and Importing a Course
16. Managing a Running Course
16.1. Course Information
16.2. Automatic Email Messages from the Open edX Platform
16.3. Bulk Email Messages from the Course Team
16.4. Enrollment
16.5. Staff Debug Info
17. Managing Discussions
17.1. Creating Course Discussions
17.2. Running Course Discussions
17.3. About Divided Discussion Topics
17.4. Managing Divided Discussion Topics
17.5. Moderating Discussions
17.6. Guidance for Discussion Moderators
18. Managing Learner Progress and Grades
18.1. Learner Data
18.2. Answer Data
18.3. Learner Grades and Grading
18.4. Obtaining Certificate Data
18.5. Ending a Course
19. Re-running Your Course
19.1. Re-running a Course
20. Glossary
20.1. A
20.2. C
20.3. D
20.4. E
20.5. F
20.6. G
20.7. H
20.8. I
20.9. K
20.10. L
20.11. M
20.12. N
20.13. O
20.14. P
20.15. Q
20.16. R
20.17. S
20.18. T
20.19. U
20.20. V
20.21. W
20.22. XYZ