Opening up a course to guests means anyone on the Internet can access the course without needing an account. It is possible to set an optional password for guests. If there is content under copyright or sensitive information in the course, but guest sharing is turned on, make sure to set a password to prevent open access to the material.
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Enable guest access
Go to the Participants Tab (under the course title)
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When you make a course available to guests, anyone on the Internet will be able to access your course. If this is an issue, see "Adding a guest password" below to limit access to the course. |
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Add a guest password
To add a password to guest access, go to the Participants Tab (under the course title)
In the pulldown menu labeled Enrolled Users → select Enrollment Methods
To the right of Guest Access →select Gear Icon, enter a password → Save.
Instructions for Guest Users
Follow the instructions above to allow guest access and optionally set a password. Email a copy the URL of the course and the guest password to your visitor or write the password on the board in class and ask non-enrolled students to browse through the Moodle course catalog to find your course.
Disable Guest Access
To remove the ability for guests to access your course:
Go to the Participants Tab (under the course title)
In the pulldown menu labeled Enrolled Users → select Enrollment Methods
Click on the Trash Can icon on the Guest access row
Is Guest Access Enabled?
You can tell whether Guest Access is enabled by checking for the following:
On your Moodle course page, go to the Participants Tab (under the course title)
In the pulldown menu labeled Enrolled Users → select Enrollment Methods
If Guest Access is in the list of Enrollment methods and it is not grayed out (the Eye icon does not have a slash through it), Guest Access is enabled.
If Guest Access is listed but the Eye Icon has a slash through it, Guest Access is disabled.
If Guest Access is not listed as an Enrollment method it is disabled
Password setting
Follow the instructions above to check on guest access status. Click the Edit button (gear icon) on the Guest Access row to see if a password is set. If the Password field has a series of dots, a password is set.