# What is a course?

A course is interactive training made of screens. Here's what a course is and what you can build into one.

A course is a piece of interactive training that someone works through and completes, made up of screens. Each screen presents one idea at a time, and you can build a course from content you already have or with built-in AI, then deliver it wherever your people are. There's no limit on how many courses you can build.

## What's in a course

Screens are the building blocks of a course, and different screen types let you present content in different ways: text, video, a document screen with a downloadable file, a quiz, and an embed screen for dropping in third-party tools. Within screens you can add images, video, and interactive elements like quizzes, flashcards, hotspots, and accordions. Every screen is mobile responsive and shows a small amount at a time, which keeps learners focused and reduces cognitive load.

## How courses are built

There are four ways to create a course: transform a document, convert a presentation, generate one from a prompt, or start from scratch. Built-in AI can draft the whole course for you, and you refine it in the editor, which autosaves as you work.

## Designing effective courses

Shorter courses tend to land better. Aim for around 20 screens or fewer, keep videos to roughly 6 minutes, and split a big topic into several smaller courses grouped into a collection.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is there a limit on how many courses I can build?

No. You can build unlimited courses.

### Are certificates available?

Not at this stage. Coassemble doesn't currently issue certificates.

### Can I download a course as a file?

No. Courses are interactive, cloud-based experiences, so they can't be exported as a static PDF. If you want to give learners reference material to download, add a document screen with the file attached.

### Does my work save automatically?

Yes. Coassemble autosaves as you build, so you won't lose progress.

Courses overview

Course Collections

Collections overview

End-user (learner) experience

Screens

Brand kit

Create from scratch

The Finish screen

Quizzes

Languages

Media: images

Which screen to use

Create a course

Course creation FAQ

Media: video

Publish a course

Themes

Manage & edit courses

Content curation

White-labeling

AI course creation

Custom fonts

Asset library

What you can build

Getting started in 5 minutes

What is Coassemble?

Terminology

Workspace tour

Getting started FAQ

Sign up

Coassemble as an LMS

Migrate from other tools

Getting started

Supported file types

Create from a document

Create options compared

Cloud storage

Create from slides

Sources overview

Sources you build from

Folders

Creators

Transfer ownership of your workspace

Common questions: Workspaces

Managing account, workspace, and billing settings

Workspace management

Course links & access

Publish & share

Share to Slack

SCORM export

Sharing FAQ

Shareable templates

Email invitations

Custom domain

Embed in your product

Deploy via MCP

Where training goes

Learners & tracking

Course analytics

Link analytics

SCORM usage

Reporting FAQ

Quiz results

Sentiment

Collection analytics

Analytics overview

Report dashboard

Webhooks

API events

Write data back via MCP

Where results go

Flow

Pulse

Embed Core

Embed Automate

Embed Partner

Overage & rates

Usage limits

Payments & billing

Plans & pricing overview

Plan changes

Plans & billing

Explore best practices for sharing your knowledge.

Build the business case for Coassemble

Assessment: Best practice for quizzes

Best practices

SCORM files not loading

SCORM session errors on Apple devices

Why isn't my Embed screen working?

Common questions: Troubleshooting

What do I do if there is a bug?

Troubleshooting

Security & SOC 2

Accessibility

Our approach to AI

AI & data security

Trust

Loom

Stripe

Notion

YouTube

HubSpot

Arcade

Vimeo

Unsplash

360Learning

aNewSpring

Docebo

Integrations overview

Slack

Connect with the API

Connect your AI model

Integrations

Release notes

Updates

Resources specifically for Embed (previously referred to as Headless course creation). These are resources that previously lived on the Headless Resources Hub.

Coassemble Embed Partner Security, Data Protection & AI FAQ

Default usage caps for clients

Managing tenant caps

Accessibility guide

AI and Data Security for Coassemble Embed Partners

Coassemble vs. Articulate: Feature comparison guide for course authoring teams

Coassemble is WCAG 2.2 Level AA Conformant

Competitor analysis

Designing effective microlearning courses

How to access and interpret the Headless usage report

How to handle competitor objections when positioning your Embed solution

Guide to pricing models for Coassemble Embed and key competitor benchmarks

Sales enablement guide: Driving user adoption

Customer testimonials for Coassemble Embed course creation (sales enablement)

Our mission: Barrier-free knowledge transfer (partner-friendly positioning language)

Getting started guide

How to communicate Coassemble feature releases to your customers 

How to migrate courses from other authoring tools into Coassemble Embed

Guide to releases

Curate

AI Create

Customize

Learner experience

Self-hosting Coassemble Embed

Initial AWS requirements for self-hosting

Embed Partners

Coassemble's AI: how it builds courses, screens, quizzes, images and narration, and how you stay in control.