To create and run a course, you can either create an entirely new course in Studio, or you can re-run an existing course.
You can also export and import courses as XML files. You can do this when you need to back up a course or edit the course in XML.
| Hint Make sure you have logged in to the Open edX Studio before proceeding with the article. Once you are logged in, you can continue with the first step to achieve the (How to Create a New Course in Open edX Studio?) goal. |
Create a Course
To create a course, follow these steps:
- Sign in to the Open edX Studio
- Select New Course.
Enter the following information about your course:
- For Course Name, enter the title of your course. For example, the name might be “Sets, Maps, and Symmetry Groups”. Use title capitalization for the course title, and normal spacing and punctuation.
- For Organization, you enter the identifier for your organization. Do not include spaces or special characters.
- For Course Number, you enter both a subject abbreviation and a number. For example, for public health course number 207, enter PH207. For math course 101x, enter Math101x. Do not include spaces or special characters in the course number.
| Note For Organization, you enter the identifier for your organization. Do not include spaces or special characters. For Course Number, you enter both a subject abbreviation and a number. For example, for public health course number 207, enter PH207. For math course 101x, enter Math101x. Do not include spaces or special characters in the course number. |
- The organization, course number, and course run values that you enter are used to create the URL for your course. Because URLs do not have an unlimited length, the total number of characters that you enter for these values must be 65 or fewer. Here is an example: course-v1:klmX+DemoX.1+2T2021.
- Select Create. The Course Outline page opens. You can start developing course content.
| Important The values that you enter for the organization, course number, and course run cannot be edited after you create your course. |
Edit a Course
After you create a course, the course opens in Studio automatically and you can begin editing. Your next steps might include adding other course team members, setting the course start and end dates, or developing the course outline.
When you return to Studio later, your My Courses dashboard page lists the courses that you created as well as any courses for which you have course team privileges.
| Note After the end date for a course has passed, the course moves to the Archived Courses tab on the Studio dashboard. If the course that you want to edit is not visible on the Courses tab, look for the course on the Archived Courses tab. |
To edit a course, select the course name. The Studio Course Outline page appears.
Change the Course Title or Number
The course title and number that you specify when you create your course become part of the course URL. The course URL cannot be changed. However, you can change the way that your course title and number appear in Studio and the LMS.
Change the Course Title
To change the way that your course title appears in Studio and the LMS, follow these steps.
| Note Open edX does not recommend that you do this if your course is live. |
- Open the course in Studio.
- On the Settings menu, select Advanced Settings.
- On the Settings menu, select Advanced Settings.
- In the Course Display Name field, enter the title that you want.
- Select Save.
In Studio and the LMS, your course title changes to the value that you specify in the Course Display Name field. The URL for your course does not change.
Change the Course Number
To change the way that your course number appears in Studio and the LMS, follow these steps.
| Note Open edX does not recommend that you do this if your course is live. |
- Open the course in Studio.
- On the Settings menu, select Advanced Settings.
- In the Course Number Display String field, enter the number that you want.
- Select Save.
In Studio and the LMS, your course number changes to the value that you specify in the Course Number Display String field. The URL for your course does not change.
