Moodle provides powerful learning tools to build interactive online courses easily for both educators and administrators. Whether you're completely new to the platform or need a refresher on creating a course, this brief guide will walk you through the straightforward process of how to create a course in Moodle.
- To get started with the process, first, you need to log in to your Moodle account using administrator credentials.
- From your Moodle homepage, navigate to the ‘Site administration’ tab
- Now, select the ‘Courses’ tab, then click ‘Add a new course’ within the ‘Courses’ section
To setup the course, you need to provide essential course details, such as:
- Course full name: Enter the official course title
- Course short name: Input a brief identifier for your course
- Course category: Choose the appropriate course category
- Course visibility: Users must select if the course content should appear automatically or remain hidden during development time
- Course start date and Course end date: Set these dates to control when students will finish their work (and note they are different from enrollment dates)
You can also customize the appearance of your course under the ‘Course format’ section. Select the most suitable option for you by expanding the ‘Format’ drop-down menu.
- Topics format: Ideal for structured sections
- Weekly format: Automatically organizes content weekly
- Social format: Creates a discussion-based platform
- Single activity format: The system supports courses that cover only one main activity, such as quizzes or SCORM packages
- In the ‘Appearance’ section, set the number of new items visible in the announcements
- Setting ‘Number of announcements’ to 0 allows you to delete the announcements forum entirely if it's not needed
Expand the ‘Role renaming’ section if you prefer alternative terminology (e.g., renaming 'Student' to 'Learner')
Under ‘Tags,’ add relevant tags such as ‘Beginner level’ to help students easily find your course through search. Once done, tap on the ‘Save and display’ button
Creating a course in Moodle involves:
- Navigating to Site administration> Courses > Add a new course
- Entering essential course information
- Choosing a suitable course layout
- Customizing settings to suit your educational needs
By following these steps, you will be able to create/update a course on Moodle. Preparing you to create engaging and organized content on Moodle, enhancing your students' learning experience. Book a free demo to learn more about the Moodle course creation.