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EdX E-Learning Course Development

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EdX E-Learning Course Development

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (15 chapters)
edX E-Learning Course Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Updates and Handouts


Add course updates and handouts to your course to ensure that students are informed about class activities and have all the necessary course materials. Students can see the course updates and handouts in the Course Info tab in your course.

Course Updates

Communication is critical to any class, especially when that class is online— and even more so when it is a MOOC. Adding an update is relatively simple and straightforward:

  1. Select Updates from the Content menu:

  2. Click on the green + New Update button.

  3. Enter your update in the HTML editor that opens.

  4. Click on the blue Save button when you are done:

Course Handouts

Just as updating your students is essential for the effective operation of your edX course, it is also important to provide them with any materials needed to complete the coursework. Whether you are distributing a textbook for your course or a worksheet, you can perform these steps to add a handout to your course:

  1. Select Updates from the Content menu:

  2. Click on Edit in...