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Closing a course

Mika Tompuri edited this page Sep 3, 2025 · 2 revisions

This page explains how a course can be closed and what closing a course means.

What closing a course means

When you close a course, the course material is still available to students. However, whenever a student goes to page in the course material, they get a pop-up message. You can configure the message displayed and add a link to a new version of the course.

How to close a course

  1. In admin view, go to the overview tab.
  2. Click the green Edit button.
  3. Enable ’Set course closed at’ and configure settings:
  • Closed at: The time when the course will close.
  • Additional message on the closed course notification: A message displayed to students in a pop-up message.
  • Closed course successor ID: (Optional) The ID of a new version of the course. If you don't know how to find the course ID, follow the instructions below.
2025-09-03 close-course

How find a course ID?

Go to the admin view of the course. Copy the last string of characters in your browser's address bar, this string is the course ID. 2022-12-12_url_course_id

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