MOOC

MOOC trainer in Lyon

MOOCs and online courses reach hundreds or thousands — if they're designed to engage. I train your teams to design and run online courses that hold attention at scale and, crucially, keep learners through to completion.

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Why most online courses lose their learners

The dirty secret of MOOCs is the drop-off: most people who start never finish. The cause is rarely the topic — it's design that ignores how people learn online: passive videos, no rhythm, no community, no sense of progress.

I help you build courses that beat that: tight modular structure, active and varied formats, the right pacing, community and motivation mechanics, and clear progress. Your online course reaches scale and actually teaches, instead of just enrolling.

Completion is the test: a great online course is judged by who finishes it, not who signs up.

Example training programmes

MOOC formats

Each format is tailored to your level, your sector and your goals.

Design

Design an engaging MOOC

1 to 2 daysL&D / designers

Structure, formats and pacing that keep learners to the end.

Engage

Motivation & community

1 dayDesigners / facilitators

Community, feedback and progress mechanics that fight drop-off.

Run

Run & improve your course

0.5 dayL&D

Facilitate, measure completion and iterate to improve.

What I can do for you

Beyond training, I support you across your whole project:

  • Audit of your online course design.
  • Tailor-made training for your teams.
  • Implementation / optimisation support.
  • Guidance on adoption and best practices.

Who it is for

  • L&D and instructional designers.
  • Training organisations and schools.
  • Experts launching online courses.
  • Organisations scaling learning.

MOOC training in Lyon, Paris and Geneva

Based in Lyon (80 Cours du Docteur Long), I deliver on-site across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in Paris and Geneva, as well as in Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Nice — and remotely via virtual classrooms, in English or French.

Frequently asked questions

You may be wondering…

Why do MOOCs have low completion?
Mostly design: passive content, poor pacing and no community; we design against all three.
Do we need a big budget?
No — good design matters more than production gloss; we work to your means.
Can we sell our course?
Yes, we can address course design for both internal and commercial use.
How do we keep learners motivated?
With community, feedback, pacing and visible progress — core to the training.

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Build an online course that finishes strong

Tell me about your course idea: I'll design a tailored MOOC training.

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