April 16, 2014¶
The following information reflects what is new in the edX Platform as of April 16, 2014. See previous pages in this document for a history of changes.
edX Documentation¶
You can access the edX Status page to get an up- to-date status for all services on edx.org and edX Edge. The page also includes the Twitter feed for @edXstatus, which the edX Operations team uses to post updates.
You can access the public edX roadmap for details about the currently planned product direction.
The following documentation is available:
Building and Running an edX Course
You can also download the guide as a PDF from the edX Studio user interface.
Recent changes include:
- In support of new features, added the following sections to Multiple Choice problems:
- Expanded the Grade and Answer Data section to include a topic on interpreting the Student Answer Distribution report.
edX Studio¶
Multiple Choice Problem Enhancements
Multiple choice problems now support shuffling answers, providing targeted feedback, and answer pools. See the following documentation for more information:
When you import a large course, your browser may time out while the course is being imported. In this situation, the following message is now displayed on the Import page: Your browser has timed out but the server is still processing your import. Please wait 5 min and verify that the new content has appeared. (STUD-1283)
In Studio, the Discussion component is updated with the following text: To view live discussions, click Preview or View Live in Unit Settings. (FOR-429)
edX Learning Management System¶
- When you enrolled students in a course on edx.org and sent a notification email message, the message included an invalid link to the course. This problem is now resolved. (LMS-2217)
- The video player now only shows the HD button when an HD video option is available. (BLD-937)
Accessibility Improvements¶
- The PDF viewer used for textbooks was updated and is now accessible to screen readers. (LMS-2276)