Building and Running an edX Course
1. General Information
1.1. Read Me
1.2. Other edX Resources
1.3. edX Browser Support
1.4. Change Log
1.5. Change Log for 2015
1.6. Change Log for 2013 through 2014
2. Getting Started
2.1. Getting Started with edX
2.2. Exploring Your Dashboard, Settings, and Profile
2.3. Getting Started with Studio
3. Reaching As Many Learners As Possible
3.1. Designing Your Course For a Mobile Experience
4. Accessibility Best Practices Guidance for Content Providers
4.1. What Is The EdX Accessibility Best Practices Guidance Based On?
4.2. Supporting Learners with Diverse Needs
4.3. Accessibility Best Practices for Developing Course Content
5. Setting Up Your Course
5.1. Creating a Course
5.2. Licensing a Course
5.3. Setting Start and End Dates
5.4. Setting Course Pacing
5.5. Setting Details About Your Course
5.6. Staffing
5.7. Setting Up Course Certificates
6. Developing Your Course
6.1. Getting Started with Course Content Development
6.2. Developing Your Course Outline
6.3. Developing Course Sections
6.4. Developing Course Subsections
6.5. Developing Course Units
6.6. Developing Course Components
6.7. Controlling Content Visibility
6.8. Testing Your Course Content
7. Adding Course Components
7.1. Working with HTML Components
7.2. Working with Video Components
7.3. Working with Discussion Components
7.4. Working with Problem Components
7.5. Working with Content Libraries
8. Adding Video Content
8.1. Video Processing Overview
8.2. Getting Started with Video
8.3. Uploading Videos in Studio
8.4. Adding Videos to a Course
9. Adding Exercises and Tools
9.1. Problems, Exercises, and Tools
9.2. Enabling Additional Exercises and Tools
9.3. Annotation Problem
9.4. Calculator Tool
9.5. Checkbox Problem
9.6. Chemical Equation Problem
9.7. Circuit Schematic Builder Problem
9.8. Conditional Module
9.9. Completion Tool
9.10. Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
9.11. Drag and Drop Problem
9.12. Drag and Drop Problem (Deprecated)
9.13. Dropdown Problem
9.14. External Grader
9.15. Full Screen Image Tool
9.16. Gene Explorer Tool
9.17. Google Calendar Tool
9.18. Google Drive Files Tool
9.19. Iframe Tool
9.20. Image Mapped Input Problem
9.21. LTI Component
9.22. Math Expression Input Problems
9.23. Molecule Editor Tool
9.24. Molecule Viewer Tool
9.25. Multiple Choice Problem
9.26. Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem
9.27. Notes Tool
9.28. Numerical Input Problem
9.29. Office Mix Tool
9.30. Open Response Assessments
9.31. Oppia Exploration Tool
9.32. Peer Instruction Tool
9.33. Periodic Table Tool
9.34. Poll Tool
9.35. Poll Tool for OLX
9.36. Problem with Adaptive Hint
9.37. Problem Written in LaTeX
9.38. Protex Protein Builder Tool
9.39. Qualtrics Survey Tool
9.40. Randomized Content Blocks
9.41. Recommender Tool
9.42. Survey Tool
9.43. Text Input Problem
9.44. Word Cloud Tool
9.45. Write-Your-Own-Grader Problem
9.46. Zooming Image Tool
9.47. Using MathJax for Mathematics
10. Adding Course Assets
10.1. Adding Files to a Course
10.2. Adding Course Updates and Handouts
10.3. Managing the Pages in Your Course
10.4. Textbooks
10.5. Using the Course Wiki
11. Choosing Enhanced Capabilities For Your Course
11.1. Including Learner Cohorts
11.2. Including Teams
11.3. Creating Content Experiments
11.4. Offering Academic Course Credit
11.5. Timed Exams
11.6. Using edX as an LTI Tool Provider
12. Establishing a Grading Policy For Your Course
12.1. Set the Grade Range
12.2. Set the Grace Period
12.3. Configure the Assignment Types
12.4. Graded Subsections
12.5. The Learner View of Grades
13. Releasing Your Course
13.1. Beta Testing a Course
13.2. Course Launching Activities
13.3. Exporting and Importing a Course
14. Managing a Running Course
14.1. Course Data
14.2. Bulk Email
14.3. Enrollment
14.4. Managing Course Discussions
14.5. Guidance for Discussion Moderators
14.6. Staff Debug Info
15. Managing Learner Progress and Grades
15.1. Learner Data
15.2. Answer Data
15.3. Learner Grades and Grading
15.4. Obtaining Certificate Data
15.5. Ending a Course
16. Re-running Your Course
16.1. Re-running a Course
17. Information for Your Students
17.1. Math Response Formatting for Students
17.2. Open Response Assessments for Students
18. Glossary
18.1. A
18.2. C
18.3. D
18.4. E
18.5. F
18.6. G
18.7. H
18.8. I
18.9. K
18.10. L
18.11. M
18.12. N
18.13. O
18.14. P
18.15. Q
18.16. R
18.17. S
18.18. T
18.19. U
18.20. V
18.21. W
18.22. XYZ
Building and Running an edX Course
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2. Getting Started
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2. Getting Started
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2.1. Getting Started with edX
2.1.1. Introducing edx.org and edX Edge
2.1.2. Creating and Activating an Account
2.1.2.1. Create an Account
2.1.2.2. Activate an Account
2.1.3. Solving a Sign In Problem
2.1.3.1. What if I get an “email or password incorrect” message?
2.1.3.2. What if I get another error message?
2.1.3.3. What if I forgot my password?
2.1.3.4. What if I did not receive an email message from edX?
2.1.4. Learning About the edX Experience
2.2. Exploring Your Dashboard, Settings, and Profile
2.2.1. Overview
2.2.2. Accessing Your Courses from the Dashboard
2.2.3. Starting a Course
2.2.3.1. Find a Course’s Start Date
2.2.3.2. Start a Course
2.2.3.3. View an Archived Course
2.2.3.4. View a Course Grade
2.2.3.5. Access a Certificate
2.2.3.6. Check Your ID Verification Status
2.2.4. Updating Course-Specific Settings
2.2.4.1. Change a Course Email Preference
2.2.4.2. Unenroll from a Course
2.2.4.3. Explore edX Programs
2.2.5. Updating Your Account Information
2.2.5.1. Change Your Password
2.2.5.2. Update Your Email Address
2.2.5.3. Change Your Full Name
2.2.5.4. Select a Language
2.2.5.5. Select Your Time Zone or Location
2.2.5.6. Specify Additional Information
2.2.5.7. Link or Unlink a Social Media Account
2.2.6. Adding Profile Information
2.2.6.1. Add or Update a Limited Profile
2.2.6.2. Add or Update a Full Profile
2.2.6.3. View Another Learner’s Profile
2.2.7. Deactivate Your Account
2.3. Getting Started with Studio
2.3.1. What is Studio?
2.3.2. Use Studio on Edge
2.3.2.1. Request Course Creation Privileges for edX Edge
2.3.2.2. Create Your First Course on Edge
2.3.2.3. View Your Course in the Edge LMS
2.3.3. View Your edx.org Course in Studio and the LMS