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Course Design

byAnthology
in Online Program Management in Higher Education
4.0

Overview

Service Information on Course Design

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Course Design?

Course Design is a software developed to assist educational institutions in the creation, organization, and management of academic courses and curricula. The software offers tools for structuring course content, aligning learning objectives, and facilitating the integration of multimedia elements and assessment components. It enables educators to design courses that support various instructional modalities, including online, blended, and face-to-face formats. Course Design software addresses the business problem of streamlining curriculum development processes, improving instructional alignment with institutional goals, and enhancing course delivery efficiency through centralized access to design materials and collaboration features.

Course Design Pricing

Course Design software uses a customized pricing model often tailored to the needs and scale of each educational institution, with costs typically determined by factors such as the number of users, deployment size, and specific required features. The software may offer variable pricing structures based on annual subscription or licensing agreements.

Overall experience with Course Design

Senior Software Developer
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
FAVORABLE

“Useful to host courses and it allows different kind of integrations with external platform”

4.0
Nov 17, 2019
Course creating, user access and Integration with another platforms. In general everything works well. Sometimes is hard to find documentation depending on what you want to do. But when we are talking about technical documentation to integrate it with another platforms using a specific protocol or some API is hard.
IT Projects TL
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
CRITICAL

“Structured and ease of navigation”

3.0
Nov 2, 2020
We are still new to the software so we are still on discovery stage for all its functionality. The gui is pretty structured and easy to navigate

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

The company offers data-driven solutions to the worldwide education sector, helping both learners and educators reach their objectives efficiently.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2020
Head office location
Boca Raton, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
http://www.anthology.com

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Course Design Reviews and Ratings

4.0

(7 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
43%
4 Star
43%
3 Star
14%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Planning & Transition

4.0

Delivery & Execution

4.3

Service Capabilities

4.3

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  • IT Projects TL
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Structured and ease of navigation

    3.0
    Nov 2, 2020
    We are still new to the software so we are still on discovery stage for all its functionality. The gui is pretty structured and easy to navigate
  • Senior Software Developer
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Useful to host courses and it allows different kind of integrations with external platform

    4.0
    Nov 17, 2019
    Course creating, user access and Integration with another platforms. In general everything works well. Sometimes is hard to find documentation depending on what you want to do. But when we are talking about technical documentation to integrate it with another platforms using a specific protocol or some API is hard.
  • Consultant
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Satisfactory experience with some possible improvement points

    5.0
    Jun 20, 2019
    Overall, my experience with Blackboard had been satisfactory. They successfully fulfill my expectations of use about the software. Perhaps the only issue i found is the lack of customization available in the software.
  • Adjunct Instructor
    50M-1B USD
    Education
    Review Source

    Blackboard provides excellent platform for course design and tools to enhance engagement

    5.0
    Apr 8, 2019
    Blackboard provides an excellent platform for course design and has many tools that can improve the teaching experience, as well as the learning experience for students. Overall, I am highly satisfied with using blackboard for the design features, organization/navigation tools, achievement tools, easy integration of other software like Softchalk, and the gradebook tools including rubrics and feedback. The collaborative tools such as journals and discussion boards are also helpful for increasing student engagement.
  • Marketing Communications
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Easy to build and implement master level classes

    4.0
    Jan 31, 2019
    The blackboard course design software is very in depth and allows for full-service online courses to be built and implemented. Everything you need.
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Reviewer Insights for: Course Design
Performance of Course Design Across Market Features

Course Design Likes & Dislikes

Like

Flexibility to create add ons and intregrate with external platforms

Like

its more of mentoring than actual configuration

Like

Clean development, easy of use and good integration with class material

Dislike

The way to create and implement add ons maybe not the best.

Dislike

better is they do the actual work and then do the mentoring afterwards

Dislike

Lack of customization