AI course authoring tool
The AI Course Authoring Tool Built on Real Instructional Design
Generate complete e-learning courses - with validated learning objectives, 50+ interactive section types and properly aligned assessments - from a brief, a document, a URL or a YouTube video. Then translate, audit and publish in one place.
Pedagogy-first AI
Bloom's Taxonomy is built in. Learning objectives are validated as you write. The audit checks coherence, assessment quality and accessibility before you ship.
50+ interactive section types
Not slide-and-text. Scenarios, branching, flip cards, accordions, retrieval practice, embedded video, image hotspots and more - composed into a real instructional design.
Built to ship
Publish to SCORM, the Academy LMS or a tracked URL. Translate into 19 languages. Push edits live in one click. The output is not a draft - it is a course your learners can take.
How the AI course authoring tool works
- 1
Describe or upload
Write a brief in plain language, or upload PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoint, SOPs - or paste a URL or YouTube link.
- 2
AI builds the course
Objectives, structured pages, interactive sections, scenarios and assessments - composed in minutes to professional instructional design standards.
- 3
Refine and publish
Edit anything, translate into 19 languages, run the audit, then publish to SCORM, the Academy LMS or a tracked URL.
What makes the output different
Generic AI gives you plausible text. CourseAgent gives you a course an instructional designer would sign off.
Learning objectives validated against Bloom's
Vague objectives like 'understand' get flagged in real time. The AI suggests stronger verbs and rates each objective against specificity and cognitive level.
AI Learning Objectives →Pedagogically structured quizzes
Question types are distributed by depth - more recall at basic levels, more analysis and select-all at advanced. Questions inherit the course audience, sector and language.
AI Quiz Generator →Geographic, sector and tone adaptation
Reframe a finished course for a different region, industry or register without rebuilding it. 11 geographic regions, 15 cultural contexts, 13 teaching methodologies.
AI Course Adaptation →19-language translation built in
Translate the whole course - text, narration, captions, quizzes - in one click. Tone and culture adapted per language. No XLIFF, no per-word fees.
E-Learning Translation →50+ interactive section types in the library
Composed automatically into your course. Edit, swap or add more by hand.
Instructional design provenance
Built by Pete Murr, 20+ years in L&D. The pedagogy is in the product - not bolted on.
Six-layer course audit
Coherence, assessment, inclusive language, accessibility, objective alignment, enhancement - every course, before publish.
SCORM, Academy and tracked URLs
Publish anywhere learners already are - no export hoops, no version drift.
CourseAgent vs other AI authoring tools
| Capability | CourseAgent | Articulate Storyline | Articulate Rise | Easygenerator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generate a complete course from a brief or document | Yes - full course in minutes | AI assists per-slide only | AI block suggestions | AI content per page |
| Learning objectives validated against Bloom's in real time | Yes | No | No | No |
| One-click translation into 19 languages | Yes - included | Export to XLIFF, paid round-trip | Export to XLIFF, paid round-trip | Limited, paid add-on |
See the full breakdown on the compare page.
Frequently asked questions
- What is an AI course authoring tool?
- An AI course authoring tool generates structured e-learning courses - objectives, content, scenarios, interactions and assessments - from a brief or source material, instead of asking you to build each page by hand. CourseAgent is an AI course authoring tool built on real instructional design, so the output is pedagogically structured rather than just plausible-sounding text.
- How is CourseAgent different from Articulate, Rise or Easygenerator?
- Traditional authoring tools added AI as a per-slide assistant on top of a manual page-builder. CourseAgent starts the other way around: AI generates the whole course - validated objectives, interactive sections, aligned quiz questions - and you refine it. Translation, audit and live publish are built in, not paid add-ons.
- What does 'built on real instructional design' mean?
- Every generated course follows declared learning objectives, assessment is matched to Bloom's Taxonomy cognitive level, and a six-layer audit checks coherence, assessment quality, inclusive language, accessibility, objective alignment and enhancement opportunities before publish.
- Can I use my own source materials?
- Yes. Upload up to 10 documents (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, SOPs, policies - up to 150 pages combined), paste a URL or link a YouTube video. An AI influence slider lets you preserve exact wording for compliance content or allow creative expansion for dry reference material.
- How does translation work?
- One click translates a finished course into any of 19 languages. Tone and cultural context are adapted per language. No XLIFF export, no third-party translation vendor, no per-word fee.
- Is there a free trial?
- Yes - 14 days of the Professional plan, with 5,000 credits and full Academy access. No credit card required.
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