Building a personal brand is a great way to attract new learners to your courses — and make them come back again and again when they want to learn something new. This can be achieved by clearly communicating your purpose, being consistent in what you say and do, and spreading your message in order to reach your desired audience.

Copyright in the case of online content creators is an avenue that goes both ways. Created for people like you, who create content, the Creative Commons platform allows you to copyright your work, but also use content created by others, fast and safe, without having to pay for it and without needing permission to use it because it’s already appropriately credited.

Graham Glass, the CEO of CYPHER LEARNING, has recently been a guest to an online event, a CEO talk on how to run a successful worldwide company in the education market. Graham shared his experiences on running a worldwide company and being a successful CEO.

Developing an online course from the ground up is a challenging process. Becoming successful takes more than just a great idea – many important steps go into the final results. Here are 8 key things to consider before developing an online course.

Going broad and trying to reach everyone is not a good strategy; it’s only a matter of time until the already limited resources disappear — without great results. It’s better instead to narrow down you focus on a smaller segment of an industry niche and its unique target audience.

The online is a never-ending provider of information where you can get inspiration from and find solutions to whatever you need. Online, you are the ‘neighbor’ of your audience. You become that close. You give them what they need, they facilitate your way to success; you help each other. So why not make the most of it?

Having a plan and sticking to it will give you the guidance and the discipline you need as the architect of your own construction. While it might seem hard at first, seeing your ideas come alive will give you the necessary drive to finish what you started.

Knowledge is a product that can be exchanged for currency like any other product. With the online world becoming second home to most, it’s easier to do just that. The online transforms ordinary people into entrepreneurs, changing their financial status at the same time.

There can be no doubt that e-learning, the production and consumption of life and career enhancing knowledge via digital tools, is already revolutionising the way we contemplate what we know, and what we need or want to know. It’s also creating a dynamic community of interconnected learners and teachers, dislodged from any central academic paradigm, that are exploring, learning and creating new knowledge entirely online.