What platform/language to choose when creating an online course?

Hi Sara,

If you're still looking for options, then I reckon you can achieve the creation of the course without any significant coding. I see online courses as a "tech-enabled" business — not the one that requires heavy technology infrastructure.

An out-of-the-box solution mostly works the best for educators/creators with an audience who just wants to create and sell their training material.

If you're already on Articulate, then there's a plugin (GrassBlade xAPI Companion) to upload your Articulate Storyline or Rise 360 content to WordPress directly. Here's the support thread for that: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/how-to-upload-your-articulate-storyline-or-rise-content-on-wordpress. On the other hand, LearnDash is another robust WordPress option you can consider.

I am a part of an online course creation community (Create Awesome Online Courses) that also offer one of their WordPress out-of-the-box solution in CourseCats. They even offer a "concierge service." But that solution could get really costly at about 600 $ per year. LearnDash is much more economical. 

If you're still wanting a more extensive online course platforms comparison I walk through both WordPress and non-WordPress options here: https://elitecontentmarketer.com/best-online-course-platforms/. 

Thanks,

Chintan

elitecontentmarketer.com