authoring software

The creation of multimedia learning content is a challenge for many authors, often involving programming skills. For these applications, authoring software is available to assist the author in creating multimedia documents for e-learning.

To create the interactive documents for e-learning or computer-based training( CBT), no programming knowledge is required. Interaction is an important aspect in the creation of learning programs, as user input can be used tocheck their level of knowledge.

Authoring software supports the author in the preparation of subject content, the provision of texts and files, the creation of tasks as well as tests and case studies. It can be used by individual authors on a single-user system or by multiple authors on multi-user systems. Some authoring programs facilitate the creation of complex multimedia applications through an implemented authoring language.