Instructions for the online course listener

Site: Massive open online course
Course: Massive open online course
Book: Instructions for the online course listener
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Date: Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 4:29 PM

Step 1. Register a listener on the MOOC platform



This step will allow the listener to enter personal data that will be used by the system during communication, registration of indicators, issuance of a certificate.

To register in the system, you must log in to the university's website https://mook.buketov.edu.kz/, select the language in the upper-left corner.


Fill in the suggested fields. Then click the "Create my new account" button. The listener models his password, login, enter them in the appropriate fields. The result of registration is a notification that a letter will be sent to the guest's e-mail to complete registration.



Step 2. Confirmation of registration

This step will allow the listener to complete registration on the platform.

You must log in to the e-mail address specified during registration, open the e-mail received from the administrator and click on the link to complete registration on the platform. The result of registration is the assignment of a username and password to the user and granting access to the platform.

Step 3. Log in to the "Moodle" system and fill in the informa

This step will allow the listener to log in to the "Moodle" system, which is the basis of the MOOC platform.

Using a username and password, the listener must log in to the platform through the website https://mook.buketov.edu.kz/login/index.php

 

The login link is located in the upper-right corner. By clicking on it, the listener gets access to the login menu as a registered user.

 

 

When the listener logs in to the system, the Home page opens, which contains navigation, courses for which the listener is enrolled, a catalog of online courses and the main menu.

 

 

The listener needs to check the information about himself entered during registration. If the information needs to be changed, you can use one of two ways to edit it.

The first method. In the upper-right corner, click on the user name, select the "About user" option in the drop-down list.

 

 

In the window that opens, click the "Edit information" button in the upper-right corner.

 

 

The second method. In the upper-right corner, click on the user name, select the "Settings" option from the drop-down list.

 

 

 

In the window that opens, on the "User Account" tab, select the "Edit information" option.

 

 

As a result of using any of these methods, the "Edit Information" window appears, which presents the sections necessary for filling in.

 

 

When filling in the "Main" section, you must enter your first name and patronymic (if any) in the "Name" field. This record will be used when issuing the certificate. Therefore, it is important to enter this data in accordance with the identity documents. In the "User image" section, you need to upload a photo of the listener. The style of the photo should have a business character. In the "Other fields" section, you must specify the spelling of the surname, first name and patronymic (if any) in English, as well as specify the organization, activity profile and position.

To save all the filled-in fields, click the "Update profile" button.


Step 4. Applying for the selected course

This step will allow the student to get access to the online courses selected for studying.

It is necessary to select the "Home page" option on the navigation panel located on the left. Then, in the "Main Menu" located on the right, select the "Apply" option. In the window that opens, select the "Add entry" tab, then select the course of interest from the list in the "Name of the online course" field, attach a scanned receipt and click "Save and view".

Step 5. Feedback

This step will allow the student to interact with the teacher in synchronous and asynchronous modes.

For feedback, you should use forums , chats, or other forms of communication received during registration for the course.

Step 6. Study of course materials

This step will allow the student to use the exposed training materials. Training materials can be presented by the course author in the form of various elements and resources.

 

 

The student needs to select an online course in the left part of the navigation bar, get acquainted with the training materials and start completing tasks.

 

Step 7. Loading completed tasks

This step will allow the student to send the completed tasks to the teacher for verification.

To download completed tasks, click the "Add an answer to a task" button in the selected lesson topic in the "Response status" section. You can also leave a comment in this section or read the teacher's comment.

 

Step 8. Control of the online course completion

This step allows the student to track the course completion process and control points with deadlines. To do this, the following blocks are used in the system:

- The "Calendar" block is a block of course events with dates: deadlines for completing tasks, conducting chats, seminars, as well as events entered by students. This block allows the student to create their own work schedule, independently plan the schedule of the academic load.

- The "Time scale" block is located in the student's Personal Account, it allows you to see the upcoming events, which can be sorted by dates or by courses.

- The "Ratings" block. It contains all the information about the grades given in the context of tasks.  To view the grades, click on this option on the navigation bar of the selected online course.

- The "Course summary" block is located in the student's Personal Account, where you can see the progress of studying the course, as well as choose the type of sorting of courses and the way they are displayed.

 

Step 9. Completion of the online course

If the necessary requirements of the author are met, the online course will be marked as completed. According to the results of the training, an electronic certificate will be generated, which, if necessary, can be printed by the listener.

The created student account can be used to complete several online courses on the MOOC platform of the Karaganda Buketov University.