Screen Recording for

Online Course Videos

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Online Course Videos

What is an online course video?

Online course videos are the lessons in your course. This is typically how you present the content of your course to students. Each lesson in your course can have its own video. A recording of your camera and a presentation is typically used to create an online course video.

Tella recording of a course lesson slide on a laptop, next to the presenter's camera

How to make a online course video

  1. 1

    Record

    From the Tella recorder turn on your camera and then share your screen. Select the screen that has the slides you want to present. When you’re ready, press “Start recording”. Record different clips for the different topics in your lesson.

  2. 2

    Customise

    Once you’ve recorded all your clips you can customise them. You can also add more clips if you need to. Trim your clips so that they start and end where you want. To make your online course video look professional add custom a background and pick an engaging video layout.

  3. 3

    Share or Download

    When you’re done, press “Finish”. Download your online course video and then publish it to the course platform of your choice. Repeat this process for each lesson in your course.

Illustration of Tella's three steps: record a course lesson, edit and style, then hit finish

Frequently asked questions

Online course videos are the lessons in your course. This is typically how you present the content of your course to students. Each lesson in your course can have its own video. A recording of your camera and a presentation is typically used to create an online course video.

To create an online course there are four main steps:

  1. Planning the content

  2. Recording the videos

  3. Creating the course website

  4. Publishing the course

Promoting and marketing your course is also an important step to make your online course more successful.

You can start creating an online course for free. There are a number of free tools that can help you plan and record your course content at no cost. With Tella you can record lessons for your online course completely for free for a week. Hosting your course on a major course platform typically costs between $20 per month and $300 per month, depending on your plan.

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