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What is the difference between an active and inactive course
Active
vs.
Inactive
Courses
Knowing the
difference
between
active
and
inactive
courses will allow control over which courses are visible while also preserving records… To change a
course
status between
Active
and
Inactive
, just click on the
course
you want to edit, navigate… If a
course
is
Active
, enrolled learners will be able to see and access the
course
Course
Creation
The most important ones are covered below:
Course
Active
: This setting determines whether it is visible…
Course
Length in Days: Similar to
Course
Start Date… Create
Course
button
Course
Categories
Course
Categories allow you to easily organize your courses and allows them to be found easier by both other admins and Learners… Just navigate to the course's
Course
Settings tab, and use the Category drop-down menu to either choose… Any changes you make from within the General Settings tab will automatically push to the
Course
Catalog
Deleting a
Course
Deleting a
course
will also delete all associated
course
history. This article explains the process of deleting a
course
if necessary… Scroll down to
Course
Status and choose
Inactive
Course
, then Update Settings… First, you will need to make sure the
course
is set to
Inactive
Course
Versioning
To start tracking the changes in your
course
, click on the button beside Add
Course
Content and then… When making changes to a
course
, you can add notes to track your changes through each iteration, as well… then use the Actions buttons to decide which users will get access to the updated version of the
course
What is an
Active
User?
Our plans are based on
active
user totals rather than the total number of users in your platform. This article goes into more detail… An
active
user is any user that signs in at least once during your monthly (30 day) billing cycle… When the next month of your billing cycle begins, the number of
Active
Users is reset
Course
Date Settings
This article explains the different date settings available for courses: Start and End Dates,
Course
Lengths, and Validity Lengths… The
course
length has no effect on the
course
until the user starts a
course
-- once they start the
course
…
Course
Length in Days: The
Course
Length determines how long a learner has to complete a
course
before
Viewing
Active
User Totals
Keeping track of your
active
users is important to ensuring you don't exceed your allowed number and accrue overage charges… In the Plan & Billing tab, your
Active
Users Used number will show you how many unique users have signed
Course
Self-Enrollment
This article covers the
different
methods that learners can use to enrol themselves into
courses
… Enroll via
Course
Catalog To start, click on Training then
Course
Catalog… A learner can enroll via a link, or through the
course
catalog
Active
User Overage Charges
If you go over your allowed
Active
Users in a month, you will be charged the overage fee as explained in this article
