Nine Tips to Test Online Course Success With uQualio Features

Test online course success when creating your courses with uQualio’s Video4Learning. We want your success as much as you do! Read on to discover tips using our features to make the path to learning straightforward. 

Why Should We Test Our Online Courses – We Want to Get Them Out There ASAP! 

Many SaaS companies put off testing as something they don’t have time for. They forget that when you are the author of something, an error missed initially will continue to be missed by the same person. Plus, when you already know the course material, you won’t have the same experience as a new learner.  

Testing takes a little time, but it’s an investment in superior content. The best carpenters measure twice and cut once. You’ll find that preventing mistakes and making corrections before full release will actually save more than the time spent to do it right.  

1 – Know What Your Objectives and Requirements Are 

Do you need employees to learn a new business process? Is there a regulatory learning required that you need to show certification for? Are you teaching your clients how to use your product? If you have a clear idea of what you want and need to be learned, that’s what you make sure is in your content. Our AI Course Creation Guides will help you develop relevant content quickly.  

2 – Ensure Your Lessons Aren’t Too Long – Incorporate Microlearning 

Even if you use an old webinar or video for your content, you can break it out into short lessons. Microlearning and bite-sized chunks of lessons within a course will help your users retain learning better. Include accessibility tools like automatic captioning to improve learning retention.  

3 – Create Relevant Quizzes That Focus on Requirements and Objectives 

Set up quizzes in the course focusing on the specific objectives and requirements you decided in Tip 1. This is a clear way to test online course success. You want those taking the course to learn the most important points, not to pass with no gain of knowledge. If the point is to retain specific knowledge, focus quiz questions on these items. 

4 – Test Internally First 

Others within your company can help with testing – it helps if they are not experts on the subject. Allow your testers to submit comments. Specifically ask them to comment on what they thought of the course length and the ability to answer the quizzes based on the course material provided. 

5 – Respond to All Feedback Items 

As a result of internal testing, make sure you clarify any tester comments and respond to them as you would to an external customer. Let them know you understand the issue and your plan to correct it.  

6 – Make Course Adjustments Based on Internal Feedback 

Now, fully make all corrections and adjustments to your course. Retest internally with those who had issues and ensure new issues are not found. 

7 – Test With a Trusted Outside User 

If you have a few trusted outside users (like a customer or vendor), let them beta test the course. They may even feel special for getting a “first look” at a new feature of your product or service.  

Make sure you allow for course ratings and feedback. Ensure you get the report from the platform admin on comments and feedback. Repeat Tip 6, but for your outside testers.  

8 – Set Courses into the World and Allow for Ratings and Feedback  

Now set your refined courses out in the world and allow course ratings and feedback. You’ll keep learning about how well your courses are performing and will be able to continue to adjust them when users alert you to issues or perceptions. 

And don’t forget, with additional features like Dynamic AI Translation, you can learners access your perfected courses in even more languages.  

9 – Thank Everyone Who Helped with Testing 

It’s nice to be nice. Your employees, your partners, and customers are all part of why your business exists. Testing shows you care about the product, service, and especially about the user experience. Thanking the testers lets them know how important their feedback is.  

Find Out Today How to Create and Test Online Course Success with uQualio – for Free 

Developing great, effective video courses is so much easier when you use the tools we provide to help. Check out all the links in this post to learn about each tip. Or just access this link to our free 14-day trial of our video eLearning platform. You literally have nothing to lose.