I am intending to develop an elearning course which I will upload to my website where clients can subscribe to the program.
I would like some suggestions on how best to do this so it is a good experience for my clients and at the same time protect my intellectual property.
I think I can make so that subscribed clients can only view the program online and not be able to download it to their computer. Alternatively, if they can download the program is there some way to who has access to it?
I would really appreciate some feedback about this please?
All content you view is downloaded to your computer, that said it would be necessary to know the file structure to really get the whole project. I would put it behind a pay wall and not worry about people stealing it.
We now live in, (as are taking advantage of it as eLearning designers...), a World where the ease of accessing technology outstrips what we want to do with it.
Bottom line, 1 person could buy your course, and then use a projector to show it to a room with 100 people in it - and it would not matter whether it was behind a firewall, a paywall, or whatever.
Or they could screencam it.
Just try and make it as hard as you can to "share", or build-in some charge to cover what you expect to leech because of this activity.
This is the one reason I never really got into selling generic courses per se, much prefer to work for clients in the knowledge that their branded courses etc. are not a whole lot of use to others.
What about a subscription model where clients pay a fee to access your course for a period of time? Active subscribers have access. Others do not. Two companies that use this model are Lynda.com and Cathy Moore's eLearning Blueprint.
Yes, technology certainly outstrips us and there seems to be a way around any method used to protect your property. It is challenging trying to keep up. Thank you for your feedback and I will take it on board.
I had a look at the two companies you listed and that seems to be a good way to go. I will consult with my son who is my webmaster and hopefully I will be able to implement something similar. Thank you for your feedback.
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All content you view is downloaded to your computer, that said it would be necessary to know the file structure to really get the whole project. I would put it behind a pay wall and not worry about people stealing it.
Denis,
We now live in, (as are taking advantage of it as eLearning designers...), a World where the ease of accessing technology outstrips what we want to do with it.
Bottom line, 1 person could buy your course, and then use a projector to show it to a room with 100 people in it - and it would not matter whether it was behind a firewall, a paywall, or whatever.
Or they could screencam it.
Just try and make it as hard as you can to "share", or build-in some charge to cover what you expect to leech because of this activity.
This is the one reason I never really got into selling generic courses per se, much prefer to work for clients in the knowledge that their branded courses etc. are not a whole lot of use to others.
Bruce
Hi Denis,
What about a subscription model where clients pay a fee to access your course for a period of time? Active subscribers have access. Others do not. Two companies that use this model are Lynda.com and Cathy Moore's eLearning Blueprint.
Jill
Hi Phil,
I am not clear yet about what I will do, but your suggestion will be considered. Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Hi Bruce,
Yes, technology certainly outstrips us and there seems to be a way around any method used to protect your property. It is challenging trying to keep up. Thank you for your feedback and I will take it on board.
Hi Jill,
I had a look at the two companies you listed and that seems to be a good way to go. I will consult with my son who is my webmaster and hopefully I will be able to implement something similar. Thank you for your feedback.
Hi Denis:
Take a look at http://www.htmlexe.com
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