You’ve spent a considerable amount of time on and have demonstrated your expertise in the form of creating an elearning course. We at OpenSesame spend a considerable amount of effort and time making your courses available in the search engines whenever your potential customers are looking for them. So now you might be wondering if there is anything else that can be done to improve your chances of getting in front of more buyers. The short answer to that is yes, there are many things, but for today let’s focus on a quick way to help make your course stand out even more in Google. Allow me to introduce you to Google+ Authorship! ... [more]
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This next step in course design, called storyboarding, is the process of visualizing what your elearning module is going to look like. It includes the visual elements, text, and audio. It identifies where interactions will be included. And it creates a roadmap of where the user will go in the module. The idea with storyboarding is to put your concept together visually and then start building it. Clearly, storyboarding is important. The last thing you want to do is start building a program and go back/forth during development. Storyboarding allows you to work out the flow and hopefully minimize errors. ... [more]
OpenSesame sellers have likely noticed the recent overhaul in their dashboard.You’ve got some great new features including better visual analytics and more detailed reporting. Want to see what’s new or need a little guidance? We’ve got you covered! ... [more]
After developing your elearning course strategy, it’s important to make some decisions about your training brand. Ultimately, sellers want their programs to sell. We’ve all heard that famous line from the movie, Field of Dreams - “If you build it, they will come.” Well, it really doesn’t apply anymore. Sharlyn Lauby shares her tips on branding elearning courses to last. ... [more]
At OpenSesame, we take pride in partnerships with our sellers and affiliates. We are constantly seeking to extend and enrich those partnerships, and we think social media is a great way to do so! We've created this infographic to provide tips for you, our sellers, on how to optimize your social networking. You'll learn the basics of each major social network and how to best connect with OpenSesame on each. Check out this infographic—we hope to hear from you via social media soon! ... [more]
Today’s guest post is part of a blog series on creating eLearning courses by Sharlyn Lauby, president of ITM Group, Inc. and blogger of HR Bartender. In this post, Sharlyn takes on the challenge of writing effective learning objectives, the cornerstone element to creating engaging elearning courses. ... [more]
Today’s guest post is by Joe Gough, head of video production at DTV. Joe has created dozens of hours of learning and training content for clients in the pharmaceutical, education, retail and transportation industries. His post covers six reasons why video is a great medium for training and how it meets the needs of various learning styles. ... [more]
When you sell your content on OpenSesame, you are given the opportunity to partner with some of the brightest minds in the elearning industry and distribute your content worldwide. As OpenSesame continues to flourish, we need to keep up with the requests of our buyers, and that’s how our sellers become our most valued players. Here are a few ways OpenSesame creates an optimal experience for our sellers. ... [more]
OpenSesame is the world’s marketplace for buying and selling elearning courses. It’s our goal to make it easy for any seller to add their courses to the marketplace and earn additional revenue. This guide will walk you through the steps to get started selling your courses with OpenSesame. ... [more]
Are you a buyer or seller with questions? Not sure where to turn? While we are always available to help by contacting support@opensesame.com, on Live Chat during regular business hours-or by calling 503-808-1268, we understand that sometimes you need a quick and easy answer. Which is why we compiled a list of some of our most commonly asked buyers’ and sellers' questions on OpenSesame. Commonly Asked Buyer Questions: How long do I have access to a course? You have 12 months to launch the course and 12 months to finish it. ... [more]
