Make online courses for free
Create online training and eLearning courses with Genially's free and easy-to-use course maker. Build and host incredible interactive learning experiences that your students will love. No coding or design skills required!
The world's leading organizations create interactive courses in Genially
Create an online course in minutes
First time developing a course? No problem! Genially enables anyone to design and publish online courses for free. The easy-to-use Editor and ready-made templates help you put together polished and professional eLearning resources in a snap, even if you're a beginner.
- Intuitive drag-and-drop interface: It's as quick and easy as creating a presentation.
- Save time with 1,500+ editable templates, pre-built resources, and AI features like automatic translation and voiceover generation.
- Build a course by yourself, or co-design projects with colleagues in real time.
Build engaging training and eLearning resources
Make free courses for school and university classes, corporate training, or your own business: Genially makes learning more engaging for everyone. Motivate learners and boost retention with a dynamic mix of video, audio, text, quizzes, games, and interactive activities.
- Self-paced learning - no student login required.
- Assessment and real-time feedback. Add quiz questions like multiple choice, open response, fill-in-the-blanks, poll, and select image.
- Embed rich content from apps and websites like YouTube, Vimeo, Typeform, and Google Maps directly in the course.
- Reach your target audience anywhere in the world: Distance learning, remote study, or in the classroom.
A different kind of course: Fun, visual and interactive
A lot of online courses look like they've come straight out of the '90s, with outdated design and a pretty dull structure. Genially helps you surprise and delight students with something new. Think gorgeous graphics, motivational game-play elements, sound effects, and sleek animations. All in a user-friendly interactive format.
- Increase student satisfaction and course completion rates with gamification and personalized learning.
- Stunning design resources, professional animation tools, and pre-built templates.
- Engage learners with interactive content like hotspots, popups, drag-and-drop, click-to-reveal, and branching scenarios.
Build and publish free
Anyone can make online courses for free in Genially. Upgrade to paid for more powerful features like engagement metrics and extra customization options.
Easy to share and host
Share the direct course link with students, embed on your website or blog, or integrate with your LMS. No learner login required.
Engagement metrics
Track student progress in real time. See how your course is performing, with live data on page views, clicks, and interactions.
Customization
Tailor every aspect of the course with the Brand Kit. Add your own logo and customize the color scheme, fonts, images, and layout.
Import content
Import Google Slides or PowerPoint and turn them into interactive courses. Upload video and audio files from your computer, or embed content from hundreds of apps and websites.
Interactive and gamified
Boost learner satisfaction and course completion rates with interactive content and activities based on game mechanics.
Custom URL
Choose a subdomain name and publish your courses with branded links to boost authority and recognition.
Seo
Optimize the name of your course and select Indexed by search engines so that people can find it on Google.
Access controls
Control who can view the course and where it can be shared with a password, restricted access, and domain restriction for embedding on other sites.
Free online course templates
Make an online course in a flash with pre-built professional designs. Easy to edit and customize.
Step by step
How to make an online course
Choose a template
Sign up for a free Genially account and search the template library for courses. Already got an idea in mind? It's easy to create your own course from scratch. Choose a blank canvas and start building!
Customize
If you're using a template, replace the example content with your lesson material. Don't forget to check the Preview button to see how your course will look and try out all the interactive elements.
Share
Happy with the design? Click Share to get the unique link. Share directly with students, post online, or add to your school's LMS. Students can access the course from any device and explore activities at their own pace.
Genially courses are LTI and SCORM compliant and integrate with your LMS.
"Genially offers distinct advantages over traditional learning formats by providing interactive, visually appealing content that enhances engagement and comprehension."
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