You need to have the Course Manager role to be able to set up an enrolment key for your course and switch off guest access in OpenLearn Create. To get this role you will need to complete a data declaration form, so please contact openlearncreate@open.ac.uk to request the form.

Setting up a course with an enrolment password

To set up an enrolment key, go to the Administration block on the left-hand side of the screen. Click on OpenLearners and then Enrolment methods.

Click on Guest access. In the form that appears go to Allow guest access and select ‘No’ from the drop-down list before clicking on Save changes.

Click on Manual enrolments. In the form that appears go to Enable manual enrolments and select ‘No’ from the drop-down list before clicking on Save changes.

Click on OpenLearn Enrolment. In the form that appears go to Enrolment key and type an enrolment password for your course into the text field before clicking on Save changes.