{"id":1103,"date":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2026-10-22T22:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:32:44","slug":"questions-to-ask-before-you-buy-an-online-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/questions-to-ask-before-you-buy-an-online-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions to Ask Before You Buy an Online Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1103\" class=\"elementor elementor-1103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost of us left school with questions we never asked. How do I choose a career? Why does this subject matter? Where can I learn a practical skill that pays?\n\nOnline courses give you a second chance to ask. You can replay a lesson, send a question to the instructor and learn at your own pace, even after a full day at work.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">There is no silly question. The only silly thing is staying confused to avoid asking.\n\n<cite>Thandiwe Mokoena, UX Design Instructor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nWrite your questions down before you start a course. Check them off as you learn, and send the rest to your instructor. You will be surprised how much clearer things become.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"Smiling South African woman instructor in her early 40s recording an online course on a laptop and phone tripod in a bri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-smiling-south-african-woman-instructor-in-her-earl-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up angled tabletop of a local course creator&apos;s workspace: smartphone on a small tripod, open notebook with handwri\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kursusmark-close-up-angled-tabletop-of-a-local-course-creator-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions worth asking your instructor<\/h4>\n\n<p>Ask what you will be able to do when the course ends. Ask how long it really takes and what tools you need. Clear answers help you decide if the course fits your goals and budget.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why asking early saves time<\/h4>\n\n<p>A small doubt in lesson one can grow into a big gap by lesson ten. Speak up early, and your instructor can point you to the right notes before you lose confidence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us left school with questions we never asked. How do I choose a career? Why does this subject matter? Where can I learn a practical skill that pays? Online courses give you a second chance to ask. You can replay a lesson, send a question to the instructor and learn at your own&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_advanced_robots":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rank_math_pillar_content":"","rank_math_og_title":"","rank_math_og_description":"","rank_math_og_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_twitter_card_type":"","rank_math_breadcrumb_title":"","rank_math_snippet_name":"","rank_math_snippet_desc":"","rank_math_snippet_type":"","rank_math_schema_Article":"","rank_math_schema_Product":"","rank_math_schema_LocalBusiness":"","rank_math_schema_FAQPage":"","rank_math_schema_HowTo":"","rank_math_gtin_code":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[27,22,23,21,30],"class_list":["post-1103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online-learning","tag-course-creation","tag-matric","tag-short-courses","tag-small-business","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20137,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1103\/revisions\/20137"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/marketplace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}