If you don't focus on the essential that need to be learned there's no point creating a course, on any subject. People will lose interest, tune out or simply click their way through it as quickly as they can and then have a go at the quiz, if there's one until they get a pass - it won't change behaviour, they wont really learn anything and everyone has wasted their time, money and effort.
It becomes simply a tickthe box and learners soon realise that the business doesn't really care about whether they learn something or not.
But simplifying and culling doesn't equal engaging content, it's a start but I think there has to be more to retain their interest or you've come closer but never the less still failed.
