Problems with private course transitions in iTunes U for web
If you have trouble transitioning a private course to a public course in iTunes U for web, keep the following in mind:
Only the course owner can request a private course become public.
To request a private course become public, you must be an affiliated instructor.
To request a private course become public, you must have an Apple ID or Managed Apple ID that was previously used to sign in to iTunes Store, App Store, iCloud, Apple Books, or Apple Online Store. See Sign in with your Apple ID.
After you choose Add to Public Catalog from the Settings pop-up menu in the dashboard and click Submit Request, iTunes U submits your request to your institution’s iTunes U Public Site Manager administrator and permanently deletes the course roster if one exists and any discussions within the course. Any students previously enrolled in the course remain enrolled in the course.
After you choose Add to Public Catalog from the Settings pop-up menu in the dashboard, your administrator must add the course to the institution’s iTunes U site and publish the site before the course becomes public.
Once your course is published in the iTunes U catalog, the course (including info pages, posts, and materials) is available publicly for all users to view and subscribe. All course materials, except materials you added as web links, appear in the iTunes U catalog.
If you created a course before you were an affiliated instructor, you must use the Institution pop-up menu in the Course Settings pane to associate the course with your affiliated institution before you can choose Add to Public Catalog in the dashboard to submit your request to your institution’s iTunes U Public Site Manager administrator.
Submitting a request is irreversible. Once you submit a request, it cannot be undone and you cannot make a course private again or restore the roster.