Learning design

Completing the course

It is important to consider the assessment strategy for the course while the content is being written – a final quiz may not be the only thing that you want your learners to do in order to complete your course.

What will completion criteria for the course be? Course completion and assessment can be set up in different ways – examples include (but are not limited to): 

• visiting every page of the course
• posting on a blog or forum, or replying to someone else's post
• filling in a questionnaire
• participating (but not necessarily passing) a practice quiz 
• passing end-of-section quizzes
• passing a final quiz
• a combination of the above.

You should also consider what your learners earn once they have completed the course: for example, a statement of participation, a custom certificate and/or a digital badge.