Open edX Learner’s Guide

• Welcome!
  • Learning in a MOOC
  • If You Have Questions As You Take a Course
• Exploring Your Dashboard and Profile
  • Accessing Your Courses from the Dashboard
  • Adding Profile Information
  • Updating Course-Specific Settings
• View Course Sections from the Navigation Sidebar
• Enrolling in a Course
  • Enroll in a Course
  • Open and Start a Course
• Completing Course Prerequisites
  • Overview of Prerequisites
  • Prerequisite Course
  • Entrance Exam
• Accessing Course Content and Information
  • Troubleshoot Accessing Course Content
  • Access an Archived Course
  • View a Final Course Grade
  • View Certificate Status
• Starting a Course
  • Find a Course Start Date
  • Start or Resume a Course
• Checking Your Progress in a Course
  • Progress Indicators
  • The Progress Page
• Getting a Course Certificate or Badge
  • Accessing a Certificate
  • Viewing Earned Badges in Your Profile
  • Sharing Badges on Mozilla Backpack
• Watching Videos on the Open edX Video Player
• Participating in Course Discussions
  • Anatomy of Course Discussions
  • Exploring Discussion Posts
  • Taking Part in Course Discussions
  • Keeping Up with New Activity
  • Providing Feedback on Contributions
• Completing Different Types of Assignments
  • Completing Mathematical and Scientific Assignments
  • Taking a Timed Exam
  • Proctored Exams
  • Explaining Multiple Choice Answers
• Completing Essay Assignments
  • The Steps in an Open Response Assessment
  • How Grading Is Done In Open Response Assessments
  • Completing an Open Response Assessment
  • Receive Your Score and Provide Feedback
  • How Peer Assessment Scores Are Calculated
  • Canceled Responses
• Using Google Files and Calendars in Your Course
  • Overview of Embedded Files and Calendars
  • Google Drive Files
  • Google Calendars
• Working on Team Projects and Activities
  • About Teams and Topics
  • Search for a Team
  • Join a Team
  • Leave a Team
  • Create a Team
  • Participating in Team Discussions
• Searching the Course
  • Overview of Search
  • Search a Single Course
  • Search All Your Courses
• Bookmarking Course Content
  • Add or Remove a Bookmark
  • View Your Bookmarks
• Taking Notes in an Open edX Course
  • Overview of Notes
  • Highlight a Passage or Add a Note
  • View Notes
  • Edit or Delete a Note or Highlight
  • Show or Hide Notes
  • Search Notes
  • Keyboard Shortcuts for Notes
• Notifications & Preferences
  • Notification Tray
  • Email Summaries
  • Customizing Notification Preferences
  • Notification Types
  • Default Preferences
• Using the Course Wiki
  • Add a Wiki Article
  • Edit a Wiki Article
  • Search for Wiki Articles
  • Manage Versions of Wiki Articles
• Understanding How Courses and Videos Are Licensed
  • Overview of Licenses
  • All Rights Reserved
  • Creative Commons License
  • Viewing Licenses
• Read Me

Explore Your Dashboard and Profile

• About the Course Dashboard
• Share Your Courses on Social Media
• About the User Profile Page
• Add or Update a Limited Profile
• Add or Update a Full Profile
• Add Links to Your Personal Social Media Accounts
• View Another Learner’s Profile
• Update Course-Specific Settings

Resources for Students

• Resources for Open edX Learners

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