5 Steps to Creating a Successful Online Course

With the market for online education growing larger every day, it’s easy for anyone with a passion for teaching to spread their knowledge by creating an online course. But, without experience, it can be hard to ensure success. Here are five steps you can take to build a successful online course.

Figure out what you want to teach in your online course

This might seem like an obvious step, but most people don’t actually know what they want to teach when they decide to do so. When it comes down to it, most people look to online courses to solve a problem. Do you want to help people lose weight like Liz Josefsberg? Do you want to help people run faster like Sanya Richards-Ross? Figure out what you’re good at and what you’re passionate about and try to turn it into something that can solve a problem and help people succeed.

Outline your lessons

Once you have figured out what you want to teach, narrow down your scope into the specific content that you want in your lessons. For example, there are several ways to help people lose weight, but teaching every single way is impractical, so you would need to decide the exact subject matter of each lesson.

Decide what platform to use to host your online course

There are so many different online teaching platforms, how do you know which one is right for you? The most important part of this step is research. Do a Google search for suggestions from other users. Look at company websites. Take advantage of free research tools, such as myQuest’s free demo or their ability to set up a phone call to find out more information. Check out The Best Platform For Your Online Course. You need to find out all of the information before you pick a platform, as it can really can make or break the success of your course.

Set up your online course

After you select a platform, it’s time to set up your course! Play around with the platform and make sure you are taking advantage of all of the features it offers. Record your videos and write out your lessons. Most importantly, check and recheck! Make sure there are no mistakes when you publish your course.

Inspire!

Once you finally publish your course, you’ll get to see all of the people you are affecting and the impact you are making! As much as people teach because they love a subject, most people also teach because they want to help people succeed. The goal is to have people complete your course and see results. Teachers and coaches who use myQuest saw a 400% increase in completion rates of their programs than when they used a different platform, allowing them to affect so many more people worldwide. Now, it’s your turn. How will you inspire people?