A course authoring tool is a piece of software or a software suite that allows you to create and edit an e-course.
There are many authoring tools available, and they range in user experience level and price. However, most tools have similar components, such as text editing, image and video libraries, animation and transition effects, quizzes, and more.
In most authoring tools, you can create your course from scratch or you can choose from a variety of templates.
These tools also allow you to export or upload your course and data to other websites or other learning management systems.
Related to: Thinkific, Teachable, Captivate, Articulate
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