Developing an eLearning course that is well written, informative and offers high quality design elements is key to an eLearning course turning out to be a success.
But, all the countless hours spent planning, adding visuals, adding fancy graphics, adding voice is worthless if you do not understand your target audience.
Below are questions you need to ask your client and ensure you obtain accurate answers before commencement of eLearning course development.
Why is the target audience enrolling in this course?
Regardless of the audience being internal staff who require to complete a compliance course or an external student wanting to enroll in the course, find out what the purpose is. Are learners meant to fulfill a compliance requirement? Are learners meant to trouble shoot an appliance? It is important to understand what the learning outcome is going to be. In this way, you are able to plan and present the course in an effective way.