Online courses
Sell online courses, from enrolment to certificate
Short courses delivered fully online are a growing source of income for training institutions. Soma360 lets you build self-paced courses, sell them from your catalogue with M-Pesa, and certify learners when they finish, without a separate e-learning platform.
New income
Reach learners anywhere in Kenya with short courses they can take on their phone.
Hands-off enrolment
Learners enrol and pay online; their student account is created for them.
Certified completion
Completion is verified and the certificate is issued automatically.
Online courses
Build the course
Online courses are organised into modules and lessons. Each lesson can be a written page, a video, a file or a link, with quizzes along the way.
- Modules and lessons in any order
- Lesson quizzes using the quiz engine
- Assignments and a final assessment
- Progress tracking per learner
Online courses
Sell from your catalogue
Online courses appear in your public catalogue. Learners enrol, pay by M-Pesa and get access straight away.
- Public course page with price and description
- M-Pesa payment at enrolment
- Student account created automatically on payment
Online courses
Verify and certify
When a learner meets the completion requirements, the lecturer reviews their work and verifies completion. The certificate is then issued with a QR code and the learner is notified.
- Completion requirements per course
- Lecturer verification step through the workflow engine
- Automatic certificate with QR verification
How it works
Online courses, step by step
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1
Create
Build modules, lessons, quizzes and the final assessment.
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Publish
The course appears in your public catalogue with its price.
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3
Enrol and pay
Learners pay by M-Pesa and start learning immediately.
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Certify
Completion is verified and the certificate is issued.
Who uses it
Built for everyone involved
Lecturers
Build courses and verify completion.
Marketing officers
Promote courses and track enrolments.
Learners
Learn at their own pace on any device.
FAQ
Questions about Online courses
Can learners outside our college enrol?
Yes. Anyone can enrol in an online course from your public catalogue and pay by M-Pesa.
Do learners get a certificate?
Yes. Once completion is verified, a certificate with a QR verification code is issued automatically.
Can we mix online and classroom programmes?
Yes. Each course is set as physical, online or hybrid.
Works together with
Related features
Learning (LMS) & online exams
Materials, assignments, quizzes, proctored online exams and live classes.
Learn moreCertificates & verification
Templates, completion requirements, QR verification, revocation and reissue.
Learn moreFees & payments
Fee structures, invoices, payments, receipts, balances and collection reports.
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