If you’re planning to implement eLearning for your workforce training, you need to be aware of the factors that will impact the cost of eLearning development. Here’s a SlideShare that will you an overview of the cost factors.

1. I’m all for eLearning for employee training!
But what will the Cost
of eLearning Course
Development be?

2. Estimating how much it takes to develop
an eLearning course can be challenging.
There are a lot of ‘it depends…’ thrown around.
But, what exactly?
Before we that, you should first understand
your audience and the objectives of the training.
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3. Ask yourself:
• Who is the target audience? Are they beginners
or experienced employees?
• What’s in it for them? How will this training help?
• What are the learning objectives of the course?
• How will you determine if you’ve achieved the
desired results?
Understanding Your Learners and Defining Objectives
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4. 4 Factors that Impact
The Cost of eLearning
Development
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5. 1 State of the Course Content
Underestimating the work involved in preparing the source content for eLearning
courses can be costly!
• Is the content complete? Are there gaps?
• In which form is the content available?
PDFs? PPTs? Documents?
• Do the PPTs have detailed explanations for
each slide?
Check:
• Are there existing question banks that can
be used in the course?
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6. 2 Type of the eLearning Course
E-Learning courses can be of three types based on interactivities.
 Basic slides with text and images,
and ‘click-next’ buttons
 Simple assessment questions –
True/False or multiple choice
Level 1 – Basic eLearning with Minimal Interaction
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The more the interactive elements, more the cost of development.

7. 2 Type of the eLearning Course
 Audio narration
 Videos and/or animations
Level 2: Moderate Interaction
 Advanced assessment questions,
such as drag and drop
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E-Learning courses can be of three types based on interactivities.
The more the interactive elements, more the cost of development.

8. 2 Type of the eLearning Course
Immersive learning experiences that take more
time and cost to develop.
 Highly customized interactions
Level 3: Advanced Interaction
 Gamification
 Advanced watch-try-do simulations
 Branching scenarios and more
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E-Learning courses can be of three types based on interactivities.
The more the interactive elements, more the cost of development.

9. 3 Course Duration
Course duration also impacts the cost significantly. Courses may be:
• A single module with fixed duration – 20-40 minutes
• Multiple modules with shorter duration – 5-10 minutes each
• Curriculums with different eLearning levels
The longer the duration, the greater the cost.
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10. 4 Resources Involved for Development and Their Rates
 Total cost = Hourly rate of development
team and SME x Hours spent
 Cost of authoring tools licenses
In-house: Less cost, more hassles
 No cost of licenses
 Access to pools of eLearning
development experts
Outsourcing: Most cost, but very less hassles
 Quick development with robust processes
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