These are Open edX’s Top 10 features released in the last year, according to Beth Porter, Vice President of Product at edX.
- Teams & Profiles
Enable learners to discover and participate in small group collaboration with others in a larger course.
- Notes
Allow learners to annotate in courses for easy reference and retention.
- Bookmarks
Allow learners to easily refer back to content that is interesting and relevant to their learning.
- Cohorts
Instructors can create cohorts of similar people to target content and discussions.
- Android & iPhone apps
View course video (and soon text and assessments) from native mobile apps.
- Content Libraries & Randomized Content Blocks
Display problems out of a library randomly to learners to discourage cheating.
- Insights Video Analytics
View per-video learner data to help course teams understand how students are learning.
- Third-party Auth
Enable register & sign in with Facebook, Google and/or on-campus systems to reach more learners.
- LTI tool provider
Embed edX course content into campus LMSs or other LTI-compatible systems for efficient content reuse and grade transfer.
- Hinting & Feedback
Provide enhanced feedback to learners when attempting assessments.
Watch on top the video presentation recorded at the Open edX 2015 Conference.
More videos at youtube.com/iblstudios.
