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When you fill out this form, we’ll introduce you to your personally selected Learning Advisor with experience in your industry, who will book a meeting with you to discuss your potential project.
There’s no obligation — just mutual fact-finding and information gathering to ensure there is mutual fit and that we can help you. That’s where the conversation starts.
We will get back to you within 3 business hours.
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What's Included in Our Rapid eLearning Services
Rapid eLearning works best when you already have the raw material, like a PowerPoint deck, a PDF manual, a Word doc, or a webinar recording. You send us what you have: we handle the instructional design, build, and packaging, and return a tested, SCORM-ready course in 3 to 5 weeks. Here's exactly what's included in every rapid eLearning service:
Content Conversion From What You Already Have
You don't need a finished storyboard or a production script - we can work from raw source materials - slides, manuals, documents, recorded sessions, or even a topic outline - and translate them into a structured, interactive course. Your existing content does the instructional heavy lifting; our eLearning development team will focus on design, interaction, and packaging.
Instructional Design Built In, Not Bolted On
Speed doesn't mean we skip the learning design - in fact, every rapid build includes instructional design from the start - learner analysis, behavioral objectives, and assessment alignment - so you can only get an eLearning course that changes behavior, not just a slide deck with a quiz at the end.
Built-in Industry-Standard Authoring Tools
We develop using Articulate Storyline and Lectora - these are authoring tools to make rapid eLearning course production possible without locking you into a proprietary format. And the result is a course your team can maintain and update down the line.
SCORM- and xAPI-Ready for Your LMS
Every course we deliver is tested in SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, or an xAPI package that's compatible with modern platforms, which include Cornerstone, Docebo, TalentLMS, Absorb, Moddle, and Workday Learning. We test for LMS compatibility before actual delivery and provide you with some instructions specific to your platform.
WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility — Included at Every Tier
Accessibility is not an option for us. Every eLearning course meets WCAG 2.1 AA standards - screen reader compatibility, keyboard navigation, sufficient color contrast, and accurate captions on audio and video - that's included in every build at every price point.
Transparent, Published Pricing
Our Rapid Build courses start at $1,500 for up to 30 minutes of seat time, with basic interactivity and one revision round included. No hidden scoping fees, no surprise revision charges - you all know the cost before the project starts.
Rapid vs. Custom eLearning: Which One Does Your Project Need?
One of the most common questions we get asked isn't "can you build links?" - it's "which approach is right for this project?" The honest answer: most L&D teams need both, just at different points in their content roadmap. So the deciding factor is what you're starting with. Let's say you already have the content; rapid eLearning converts it fast. If you're starting from a performance goal with no asset to build on, custom is actually the right call. Here's how the two compare side by side.
| Feature |
Option A · Faster & Leaner
Rapid Conversion
|
Option B · Higher-Impact
Full Instructional Redesign
|
|---|---|---|
| Best For | Compliance refreshers, product updates, SOPs, and onboarding modules with stable content. | Leadership development, sales enablement, behavior change, and high-stakes skill-building programs. |
| Content Treatment | Existing slides, scripts, and handouts repurposed with minor restructuring for self-paced flow. | Source content fully audited, rewritten, and restructured around the self-paced learner journey. |
| Instructional Design | Light-touch — preserves original learning objectives and structure. | Full redesign — new objectives, assessment strategy, and scenario architecture. |
| Interactions | Standard knowledge checks, click-to-reveal, and basic scenarios. | Branching scenarios, decision-based simulations, custom interactions, and advanced assessments. |
| Voiceover | AI-generated voiceover (premium voices available). | AI or professional human voiceover, with scripting refined per scene. |
| Timeline | 2–4 weeks | 5–7 weeks |
| Starting Price | From $1,500 | From $2,499 |
| Choose This When | Your existing materials are solid, content is stable for 18+ months, and you need speed-to-launch over a full redesign. | The original ILT relied heavily on facilitator nuance, or learner behavior change is the real outcome you’re measuring. |
Should You Convert It - Or Keep It Live? A Decision Framework
Not every instructor-led program belongs in an LMS. When you convert the wrong training, it only wastes budget, frustrates learners, and produces an eLearning course that nobody completes. So before you move forward on any conversion project, you can run your program through these four questions. The answers, of course, will tell you what you're actually dealing with.
Does the learning outcome depend on human interaction?
Some corporate training works precisely given of what happens between people - so the push-back in a role-play, the facilitator who reads the room and reframes a concept, the peer discussion that will surface a blind spot no slide deck could anticipate. So if the outcome of your program depends on those dynamics, then converting it to self-paced eLearning will hollow it out. Convert if the outcome is knowledge transfer, process understanding, or compliance awareness - so that learners will need information delivered consistently, not a human to guide them through it. Keep it as VILT if the learning outcome is a practiced skill, a judgment call under pressure, or a behavior that needs real coaching feedback to develop correctly.
How often does the content change?
Rapidly changing content like updated regulations, shifting product specs, evolving policies - will create that maintenance burden in eLearning that live training doesn't carry. A facilitator can update their talking points overnight. And rebuilding a SCORM course costs time and money every revision cycle. So convert only if the content is stable for at least 18 to 24 months, like compliance frameworks, onboarding processes, and SOPs that don't shift frequently are strong conversion candidates. So keep it as VILT if regulatory updates, product changes, or policy revisions can happen quarterly, given that live delivery gives you that flexibility that a published course simply doesn't.
What is the scale and frequency of delivery?
This is actually an ROI question, so eLearning pays for itself through volume and repetition - a course built once and delivered to hundreds of learners across multiple cohorts generates compounding returns. So an eLearning program that runs once a year for twelve people rarely justifies the development investment. Convert if you're delivering the same training to 50 or more learners per year, running multiple cohorts, or training across geographies and time zones where scheduling live sessions is a logistical problem. Keep it as VILT if your audience is small, delivery is infrequent, or that relational context of a live session adds value that self-paced simply can't replicate.
Is inconsistent delivery currently costing you?
Now, if the quality of your training depends on which facilitator runs it - so if some cohorts leave equipped and others don't - that's a conversion signal. eLearning can deliver the same experience every time, to every learner, regardless of the person who is facilitating or where they're located. Convert if you have facilitator variability, multiple trainers delivering the same content differently, or a distributed workforce where the live delivery is inconsistent across sites. Keep it as VILT if you have a small, high-quality facilitation team and live experience is genuinely consistent and valued by the people going through it.
Pricing
eLearning Solutions Lab Pricing Packages
Rapid Build
For teams with ready content needing fast turnaround
$1,500
per course
- Up to 30 min seat time
- Basic interactivity + quiz
- SCORM 1.2 or 2004
- 1 revision round
- 3–5 week delivery
Standard Build
For teams needing more depth without a full bundle commitment
$2,499
per course
- Up to 45 min seat time
- Moderate interactivity + scenarios
- Custom visuals + your branding
- SCORM 1.2, 2004 or xAPI
- 2 revision rounds
- 3–5 week delivery
Professional Build
For teams with multiple courses needing rich interactivity and custom design
$5,999
3-course bundle
- Up to 1 hr seat time each
- Rich interactivity + branching scenarios
- Full custom visuals + branding
- Voiceover ready (AI or human)
- SCORM + xAPI ready
- 2 revision rounds per course
- Priority project manager
- 3–5 week delivery per course
How to Choose a Rapid eLearning Vendor
There are many fly-by-night rapid eLearning vendors - they're easy to find and hard to tell apart, honestly. The real differences only show up when you ask the right questions before signing. You can use these five points below as a checklist when you evaluate any vendor, including us.
Ask whether pricing is published or whether you'll need a custom quote for everything.
This is important as many vendors won't give their numbers until you're on a sales call - that tells you something. Published pricing means the vendor has scoped enough projects to know what the work costs, and it means that you can budget without negotiation. If every quote is bespoke and every revision is a potential surcharge, then you're not buying a service - you're just entering an open-ended engagement. So ask for the starting price, what's included at that price, and exactly what triggers an additional charge.
Confirm that instructional design is part of the build, not an upsell
Rapid doesn't mean skipping the learning design - but plenty of vendors treat it that way, delivering slides with a quiz bolted onto the end. That produces a competition record, not a behavioral change, and it's the single biggest reason rapid eLearning gets a bad reputation. So ask whether learner analysis, behavioral objectives, and assessment alignment are actually included in the base price or sold as a separate tier. So if instructional design is optional, the default output isn't really a course.
Demand proof of LMS compatibility and accessibility standards
An eLearning course that breaks on upload, or fails an accessibility audit, isn't finished - it's a problem handed back to you. A credible eLearning vendor delivers tested SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, or xAPI packages and names the LMS platforms they've worked with. They should also build WCAG 2.1 AA as standard, not just as a premium add-on - given that that's the benchmark most US organizations and regulated industries require. So ask for specific standards they meet and whether they test compatibility before actual delivery - not after you've found the issue.
Look at the process, not just the portfolio.
A polished sample tells you the vendor can build a good course; a documented process, on the other hand, tells you they'll do it predictably. So ask how the project moves from raw content to a launched course: when the discovery call happens, where you can see review checkpoints, and understand how it owns issues that will surface after the LMS upload. Vendors who just treat your project as one of fifty in a production queue won't have clear answers. So the clearer the process is before kickoff, the lower the risks of a timeline that quietly slips.
Treat geography as a vendor-selection question, not a red flag.
It's an operational decision, and legitimate risk has nothing to do with the country itself. Risks include handing your project to a vendor with no instructional accountability, and that risk can exist with domestic vendors, too. So what actually protects you is process transparency, published pricing, structured review cycles, and a strong partner who measures success at outcomes, rather than just file delivery. So judge an eLearning vendor on those four things, whether the work is built, and you'll filter out easily the weak options regardless of location.
Frequently Asked Questions About Rapid eLearning
Here are some of the most common questions that we get asked about our rapid eLearning development services.
Project Timelines and Costs
Rapid eLearning is an approach to course development that can convert content you already have — a PowerPoint deck, a PDF manual, a Word doc, or a webinar recording – into a structured, interactive, SCORM-ready course quickly and cost-effectively. Given that the source material does most of the instructional heavy lifting, our development team can focus on design, interaction, and packaging rather than building a course from scratch. So it’s the right fit for L&D teams that have a content backlog, a deadline, and existing materials to work from.
Most rapid eLearning courses are delivered in 3 to 5 weeks from kickoff – including instructional design, development, QA, and SCORM packaging. So the main variable is your review turnaround: faster feedback comes back at each checkpoint, the more reliably that timeline holds. Projects with delayed subject matter expert feedback or scope changes mid-build can take longer, which is why instructional intent is locked in during a Week 1 discovery call before any development must begin.
Rapid eLearning is typically built in industry-standard authoring tools – most commonly Articulate Storyline and Lectora – these tools will make fast production possible without locking you into a proprietary format.
Get Your Free Proposal
When you fill out this form, we’ll introduce you to your personally selected Learning Advisor with experience in your industry, who will book a meeting with you to discuss your potential project.
There’s no obligation — just mutual fact-finding and information gathering to ensure there is mutual fit and that we can help you. That’s where the conversation starts.
We will get back to you within 3 business hours.
No time works for you? Email venchito@rainmakermastery.com and we’ll arrange a schedule.