Webcastcloud allows you to create and publish two types of courses to engage your audience and manage your learning content.
Course Types
When you create a course, choose the course type that best suits your needs:
New Course
- The content does not already exist in Webcastcloud.
- Videos and resources added will only be accessible from within the course.
- They will not appear as individual items in the content library.
Channel Course
- Content may already reside in your content library.
- Videos and resources can appear in search results.
- They can be purchased or accessed individually if enabled.
Steps to create a Channel Course are available here.
Steps to Create a New Course
- In Admin, go to Courses > Add New.
Course Information
Fill out the course details:
- Title: The name of your course.
- Course Type: Select New Course
- Content Type: Choose “Course” or another relevant type (e.g., Training).
- Categories: Assign categories for filtering and search.
- Speakers: Add the presenters or instructors.
- Description: Write a description for learners.
- Select Save
- After saving, you’ll be prompted to upload a Course Thumbnail image (this displays on your course card).
- Select Next
Styling
Customize the course page appearance:
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Header Background Image: Your banner image will appear on the Course Overview page.
Recommended size: 1400 x 400 px - Select Next
Pricing
Set up pricing options:
- Access Type: Paid
- Price: Enter the price to buy the course.
- Select Next
Education
Configure credit and completion settings:
- CE Credits: Enable if continuing education credits apply.
- Credit Type: Choose applicable credit type(s).
- Modules: Define modules if relevant.
- Completion Requirements: Choose Quiz Completion, Video Completion, or both.
- Pass Rate: Minimum percentage out of 100 required to pass.
If Quiz Completion is enabled:
- Number of Attempts – Set how many quiz attempts are allowed.
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Credit Value if Fail (%):
- Define partial credits for failing learners.
- Example: If a course has 3.0 CE credits and the fail value is 50%, the learner receives 1.5 credits when failing.
- Select Next
Progress
Set learner progress and completion options:
- Display Course Progress: Show learners their progress.
- Show Course Completion: Display when the course is complete.
- Must Complete Each Lesson Before Progressing: Enforce sequential completion.
- Certificate on Completion: Enable if learners receive a certificate upon completion. Certificates are available from their User Profile.
- External Link: Optional link for further information. This may take the user to their credit activity page in a 3rd party platform. ie. Member Portal. This is common when we write back CE Credits to another platform.
- Course Completion Message: Message shown after completing the course.
- Select Next
Content
Add videos, chapters, and resources to your course.
Adding Chapters (Optional):
- Select Add New > Chapter.
- Enter the Title and Description.
- Save.
Adding Videos:
- Select Add New > Video.
- Enter a Title for your video.
- Channel – A default channel is used for course content; you don’t need to change this.
- Enable OnDemand Captions if desired.
- Select Add.
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Upload your video:
- Click Upload.
- Locate the video file on your computer.
- Start the upload.
Once the upload completes, you will return to the Content tab.
Repeat these steps to add more chapters, videos, or resources.
Use drag-and-drop to arrange your course content in the correct order.
- Select Next
Publish
Set your course’s visibility status:
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Publish Status:
- Draft – Not visible to learners.
- Online – Available to learners.
- Offline – Hidden but retained in the system.
- Select Save
Sharing Your Course
From the Courses list:
- Find your course.
- Select Actions > Copy Link to get the shareable URL.
Your course will also appear in the Courses section of your content library.