Choose a course schedule type (legacy)

We offer three different schedule options for courses, and you will choose one when setting up your course. Here is a brief overview of each:

Scheduled Courses

• Begin on a specific date
• Content is dripped out on a schedule you determine
• All students get access to new lessons at the same time
• Comments & discussions in the course are public to all
• Email reminders go out when new lessons begin
• Better for creating community

On-Demand

• Begin whenever the student registers
• Cannot be pre-sold (opened for enrollment) in advance of their start date. 
• Content is dripped out on a schedule you determine
• People will be in different places at different times
• Comments & discussions in the course are public to all
• Email reminders go out when new lessons begin
• Better for more independent study

Open Access

• Begin whenever the student registers
• All lessons are available right away
• Students have flexibility in when they view and access content
• Comments & discussions in the course are public to all
• No email reminders (although you can use Course Messages to send reminders)
• Better for independent study