Requirements when Working with OpenOlat

OpenOlat is a web application. In order to work with OpenOlat you will need an internet connection as well as a modern web browser. Please perform a browser check to be sure that your browser will support all of OpenOlat's features.

Because OpenOlat is a web application, access is location- and device-independent. You simply log in through the browser, whether on your workplace PC, at home, on a laptop or on a mobile phone. Your learning progress, for example completed course elements, test results and assessments, is stored server-side with your user account and is not tied to a specific device. When you switch devices, you log in with the same credentials and continue seamlessly. Whether an OpenOlat instance is also reachable from outside the institution's network, for example from home, depends on the settings of the operating institution.

If you want to offer courses in OpenOlat you have to apply first for author rights by contacting your local support team. As OpenOlat author you can create online courses and other learning resources on your own. For this purpose, the authoring area is available to you with a wide range of options.

You can start working in OpenOlat after choosing your didactic concept and after adapting your learning content for the web.