Determine which course type to choose

Choosing a course type allows you to determine how the content in your course will be delivered to students.

We offer three different options for your course type, and you will choose one when setting up your course. 

Determining how you release content to your students has a big impact on their learning experience. If you release content too quickly, your students might not have enough time to take action on what they're learning. If you present content too slowly, they may get bored and lose interest or momentum.

Choosing the right course type on Ruzuku is an important decision because it determines the tools you'll have available to regulate how your students receive content from you. 

Before we get into what you can do on Ruzuku, let's take a look at the two theories of how to release course content: all at once, or over time. 

Releasing Content: All at Once or Over Time

Releasing content all at once works well if your course is designed to be a "work at your own pace" experience for your students. As soon as they register, they'll have access to all the content and can work through it as quickly — or as slowly — as they'd like. 

Releasing content over time works well if you want to give your students time to absorb what they've learned and take action. By controlling how quickly the lessons come, you're also building in time to reflect and allowing space for learning and implementation to occur.

Content Release Options on Ruzuku

Once you know how you'd like to release your content, you're ready to set your course type on Ruzuku. "Course type" describes the model you've chosen to release your course lessons to your students.

There are three course types available to you: Full Access, Calendar-Based Release Dates, and Individual Release Dates. Full Access courses release content all at once, while Calendar-Based and Individual Release courses release content over time.

Full Access

Open access courses are for the "work at your own pace" courses. As soon as a student enrolls in an open access course, they'll be able to see all the content in that course. If you want your students to be able to access all of your course content as soon as they sign up, you would choose the Full Access option. 

Calendar-Based Release Dates

Calendar-Based courses allow you to choose the calendar dates on which modules will become available to your students. This type of course is particularly good if you're planning to have your students move through your course as a group, with set start and end dates. 

For example, if you want to start your course this Thursday, and release a new lesson every Thursday for 6 weeks, you would choose the "Calendar-Based Release Dates" option.

Individual Release Dates

Individual Release courses also drip content to your students over time, but they do so based on the number of days that pass after a student signs up. This type of model is good for courses where people will sign up at different times, and go through the course on the schedule you have determined based on their date of enrollment (Day 1, Day 8, etc.).

Note: You cannot pre-enroll students in an on demand course. The first day that students can enroll will be the start date of your course.

How to Select or Change Your Course Type (visit this help article)

Need help?

If you're not sure which Ruzuku course type best fits the student experience you're looking for, email our Customer Support team at support@ruzuku.com. Be as specific as you can about what you're trying to achieve, and our Support team will be glad to help!