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In your journey to create an online course, one of the major challenges you’ll face is to find a perfect online course platform.

Believe me, choosing a right course platform can be a huge pain in the neck.

You know why?

See, I have a profile on almost all social media channels whether its FB, FTwitter, Instagram, Pinterest etc.

And I’m heavily active on them.

I regularly share immensely valuable content on these platforms.

On some platforms, It gets shared instantly whereas others take time.

Why is it so?

It’s because different platforms have their own personalities & they behave differently.

For example, FB needs people to engage with the platform, whereas Twitter counts the number of retweets & likes a post gets.

Similarly, each online course platform is totally different  a course in miracles  from other & it’s your responsibility to choose the right one.

Your wrong selection of platform can put you in deep trouble.

After all, you don’t want to upload your marketing ecourse to a platform where customer support keeps you hanging for long hours, do you?

According to American Express survey, 78% customers have decided to cancel their purchase because of poor customer service.

So always remember

Precision in the decision, is your way to progression.

 

But in order to find that perfect online course platform, you should know exactly what to look for.

So, let’s have a quick look at different types of online course platforms, you should know about.

Different type of online course platform:

1. Learning destination sites:
LDS platforms provide a basic front-end shop to sell your online courses. It allows you to create, save & sell your online courses much like a normal e-commerce shop.

Udacity & Coursera became popular using such platforms, so this might be a

2. Traditional LMS
Traditional LMS are specially designed eLearning platforms which provide really professional features.

Other than creating & selling your course, it also allows you to mark your students progress, give them grades, rankings & lot more.

Due to its high-end functionality, these traditional LMS platforms are highly preferred by top businesses.

3. Open Source LMS
Open source LMS is a mirror image of traditional LMS but with a twist.

These platforms are free to use.

Furthermore, these platforms are highly customizable, so you can style your ecourse as per your need.