MEC Course Design & Content Creation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A Moodle instructor wants to reuse a section from a previous course in a new course. What is the most efficient method?
- Manually copy each activity one by one
- Use the Import feature under Course Administration (Correct answer)
- Download and re-upload the course backup
- Ask the site admin to duplicate the course
Correct answer: Use the Import feature under Course Administration
The Import feature in Course Administration lets you selectively bring activities and resources from another course you have access to.
Question 2: Which Moodle file resource setting controls whether a PDF opens in the browser rather than downloading automatically?
- Force download
- Display inline (Correct answer)
- Popup window
- Embed in page
Correct answer: Display inline
Setting the display option to 'Embed' or choosing 'Open' (display inline) causes the PDF to render in the browser instead of triggering a download.
Question 3: An instructor adds a Book resource to their Moodle course. What is the primary advantage of the Book module over a single Page resource?
- Books support video embedding while Pages do not
- Books allow multi-chapter, printable content with navigation (Correct answer)
- Books are graded automatically while Pages are not
- Books can be edited by students while Pages cannot
Correct answer: Books allow multi-chapter, printable content with navigation
The Book module supports multi-chapter content with a navigable table of contents and a print-entire-book option, making it ideal for long structured readings.
Question 4: When using Moodle's Text and Media Area resource, what is the main purpose of that element?
- To create a gradable assignment within a section
- To display a label or media block directly on the course page (Correct answer)
- To host downloadable ZIP archives
- To track student progress on reading materials
Correct answer: To display a label or media block directly on the course page
Text and Media Area (formerly Label) lets instructors place formatted text, images, or media directly on the course page to provide context between activities.
Question 5: A course has been set to 'Hidden' format. Which statement best describes who can access its content?
- No one, including admins, can access it
- Only enrolled students with a valid enrolment key
- Only teachers and admins can view and manage it (Correct answer)
- All site users can browse but not interact with it
Correct answer: Only teachers and admins can view and manage it
Hiding a course makes it invisible to students but teachers, course creators, and admins retain access to manage and update it.
Question 6: What does enabling 'Completion tracking' at the course level in Moodle allow?
- Students can self-mark activities as complete regardless of settings
- Individual activity completion conditions can be tracked and reported (Correct answer)
- The course automatically hides completed sections from students
- Completion tracking sends automatic emails to the site admin
Correct answer: Individual activity completion conditions can be tracked and reported
Enabling course-level completion tracking activates the ability to set and monitor conditions on each activity, feeding into completion reports and the course completion block.
Question 7: Which Moodle course format displays all sections on a single scrollable page by default?
- Topics format (Correct answer)
- Social format
- Single activity format
- One Topic format
Correct answer: Topics format
The Topics format lists all sections vertically on one page by default, though it can also be configured to collapse sections.
MEC Course Design & Content Creation 2
A Moodle instructor wants to reuse a section from a previous course in a new course.
What is the most efficient method?