Recently, we received a question from a reader about copyright infringement rules as it applies to online course creation. The reader is considering creating a Udemy course but wants to base the outline, structure, examples, and flow of content on a known textbook. The reader said that it would be obvious that the course was based on this textbook. He asked if we had experience with other instructors on the issue of copyright infringement.
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Part of being a successful online courses instructor involves keeping up to date on the latest industry news and strategies. What are the latest and newest course news headlines and trends? Where does Udemy fit into the industry and how is it evolving? What can you learn from industry successes and failures? And more. Here we gather up some of the most recent news headlines in the online course industry to help keep you up to date and to bring you new ideas. Happy learning!
The Range of Online Learning Platforms Online learning platform solutions can be a confusing market space to navigate as an online course instructor. Online course platforms range from “marketplaces” such as Udemy, where anyone can create and sell an online course of virtually any quality, to Coursera which partners only with educational institutions, to Thinkific and other LMS platforms that allow instructors to create a proprietary online course platform and market their online classes. If you want to create and sell online courses in a so-called “marketplace” like Udemy, which makes selling online courses relatively easy, you may wonder what…
A Quick List to Get Going To make your own video studio for Udemy courses, it’s worth putting in a little time and investment upfront to get a great and consistent quality set up to produce your courses. The choice of equipment can be overwhelming, so here is a brief checklist that you can follow to get going on making your own online course videos.
If you’re looking for ways how to become a Udemy Instructor and create your own online courses then you are in luck as anyone can teach on Udemy. You can also become a premium instructor and charge your students. The application is quick, simple, and free usually approved within 2 days. Below are 10 simple steps for becoming a successful Udemy instructor. 1. Choose and Validate a Topic Chances are if you are reading this, that you already have one or more topics in mind to launch your career as a Udemy Instructor. There’s a lot of advice out there…
Why Think About the Cost to Create Your Online Course Most people who decide to create their first online course or who want to start an online course business are primarily focused on how much money they will make. However, what they fail to assess is the cost of online course development. Just how much does it cost to develop an online course? As with any business, thinking about making money is the fun part. The cost of getting into the business, however, not so fun. Yet, it’s worth doing some thinking upfront about whether you are looking to spend…
Udemy’s January Sale ran from December 31 to January 10, 2020. Using Teachinguide’s database we’ve tallied up the results. You’ll recall we did a similar analysis for Udemy’s 2019 Cyber Week sale. We wanted to do a little comparison between these two big Udemy sales and see what the similarities and differences are.
Teachinguide often receives requests for assistance from readers who need help getting started in online teaching and course creation. We decided to put together 8 first steps to take and factors to consider if you are contemplating making a move to start Online Teaching. Online Teaching Options How you proceed breaking into teaching online will depend very much on your teaching and domain experience – whether you have any at all, have a lot, and everything in between. So, keep this in mind as your read. In addition, you must consider whether your goal is to make some cash on…
In a popular blog a few months back, we profiled five high earning Udemy Instructors who gave their advice about how to be a successful Udemy instructor. Those featured Udemy instructors earn A LOT of money teaching the best online courses and this has been promoted as an argument for becoming a Udemy instructor in all manner of media and blogs. Earning lots of money by taking three months out of your life to create a kick-butt Udemy course is no doubt an appealing concept to many. Just go on Quora and punch in “How Much Money Do Udemy Instructors Make” and you will…
(3 minute read) In April of 2019, we conducted a survey of online teachers, most of whom were Udemy instructors. The goal was to better understand their needs and challenges. We will use this information to develop improved solutions for the upcoming v2.0 of the Teachinguide app. As promised, we have compiled the survey responses and present them in this article.