Benefits of Professional Course Design
and Development
Professional course design turns learning goals into a structured training program. Raccoon Gang's instructional design consultants combine instructional design services with custom eLearning development services to create courses that work for your learners, instructors, and the organization. Here’s what better course design changes.
Stronger Course Outcomes
Courses developed with professional instructional designers improve learner engagement and show 25–60% higher knowledge retention, thanks to clear structure and interactive elements.
Higher Completion Rate
Many open online courses see completion rates of only 5–15%. A structured MOOC developed through Raccoon Gang's instructional design consulting process reached 80.2% completion — with a learner satisfaction score of 4.41/5 and relevance score of 4.30/5.
Positive Learner Feedback
Instructional design for eLearning makes the course easier to follow and more useful for learners. Thanks to structured online learning, a course can reach satisfaction scores like 4.41/5 and relevance scores like 4.30/5.
Aligned With Your Business Goals
With instructional design consulting, each course will support a clear business outcome: faster onboarding, safer compliance, stronger product knowledge, or better job performance.
Our Instructional Design Consulting Services
Our Process: From Raw Materials to LMS-Ready Learning Experiences
Strong courses do not start with slides or video production. They start with a clear learning problem. That is where Raccoon Gang's instructional design consultants create real value — applying a structured instructional design consulting process from the first stakeholder call through LMS deployment.
Analysis
We review your goals, audience, existing materials, LMS requirements, and delivery context.
Design
We create the course blueprint: learning objectives, module flow, activities, assessments, feedback points, and content formats.
Development
We build the learning materials, including course texts, scripts, videos, quizzes, interactions, simulations, microlearning units, and downloadable resources.
Implementation
We prepare the course for delivery inside your LMS or learning environment.
Evaluation
We review completion, engagement, assessment results, learner feedback, and LMS data.
Instructional Design Solutions
for Key Industries
Corporate
• employee onboarding,
• compliance training,
• product knowledge courses,
• sales enablement,
• leadership development,
• customer education,
• internal process training.
Education
• online courses,
• blended learning programs,
• academic modules,
• assessment-based learning paths,
• faculty training,
• student support courses.
Government
• compliance training,
• public service skills programs,
• policy education,
• citizen-facing learning portals,
• workforce upskilling,
• digital literacy initiatives.
Nonprofit
• volunteer onboarding,
• community education,
• advocacy training,
• donor education,
• field staff training,
• grant-funded learning programs.
Technology
• software training,
• product tutorials,
• partner enablement,
• technical onboarding,
• cybersecurity awareness,
• AI and digital skills courses.
Industrial
• safety training,
• equipment operation courses,
• standard operating procedure training,
• quality control programs,
• compliance certification,
• frontline workforce training.
Instructional Design Built for LMS Deployment: Open edX, Moodle & Canvas
Raccoon Gang connects instructional design with LMS delivery from the start.
One workflow
Our instructional design services account for real LMS behavior before development begins.
No unnecessary conversions
Courses can move into LMS without extra SCORM detours, duplicated setup, or technical loss.
Launch-ready structure
Activities, assessments, content flow, tracking, and learner paths fit the platform from day one.
Design it here. Deploy it here
With our custom eLearning development services, your team gets fewer handoffs, fewer fixes, faster launch.
Our Instructional Design Team
Raccoon Gang is your all-in-one instructional design company and instructional design consulting partner, ready to provide dedicated instructional design consultants tailored to your project — from a single course audit to a full program. Whether you need to hire an instructional design consultant for a specific engagement or a complete custom instructional design team, we staff and manage the project from the first call through LMS launch.
1Instructional Designer
Plans course structure and curriculum design, creates training content, and selects appropriate formats. This role is at the core of any instructional design consulting service.
2Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Brings expert knowledge to your course materials. This role is optional and provided upon request.
3E-learning Developer
Responsible for online course development. Help transform chosen learning strategies into engaging, interactive content. Experienced in e-learning platforms like Open edX LMS, etc.
4Assessment &
Evaluation Specialist
Develops tools to measure learner progress and course effectiveness.
5Content Manager
Handles publishing, updating, and maintaining course materials in your LMS.
6Project Manager
Keeps the course development process under control. PM is responsible for your project schedule and budget.
Additionally, we can extend your project team with graphic designers, writers, and editors.
Testimonials
You all are absolute rockstars! The thanks goes to you all for all of your incredible work. I can’t tell you how much we appreciate it!
Raccoon Gang has been a great partner that has helped us with multiple web development projects. Their experience with hosting OpenedX instances, implementing LTI integrations, and general experience developing education applications has been especially valuable.
FAQ
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Q: What is instructional design and why does it matter for eLearning?A: Instructional design turns raw information into a course people can follow. It gives the course a goal, a learning path, activities, feedback, and assessments. Models like ADDIE, Bloom’s Taxonomy, and Backward Design help keep course development from turning into guesswork.
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Q: How much does instructional design cost?A: It depends on the scope. Course length, complexity, interactivity, SME input, tools, and LMS requirements all affect the price. A short microlearning module usually costs less. A scenario-based course with video, assessments, and custom setup will take more time and budget.
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Q: How does AI change instructional design in 2026?A: AI can speed up content analysis, storyboarding, quiz drafts, localization, and course adaptation. In some projects, it can cut first-draft storyboarding time by up to 50%. Still, the instructional designer owns the learning logic. AI helps with the workflow; it does not replace the thinking.
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Q: Do you support SCORM, xAPI, and cmi5 content standards?A: Yes. SCORM supports standard LMS tracking. xAPI captures broader learning data. cmi5 connects structured course delivery with xAPI-based reporting.
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Q: How long does it take to develop an eLearning course?A: A microlearning module can take 2–3 weeks. A full eLearning course often takes 6–12 weeks. The timeline depends on scope, SME availability, media production, review cycles, and LMS setup.
The RaccoonGang has been nothing but exception with regards to the planning of, developing and after-service when it came to our edX roll-out. More so, the learning curve on this has been huge for us and RG has simply made it possible with the sharing of knowledge and answering of questions. We would not be in the position we are now where we have a competitive solution in market had it not been for the RG and their teams of supportive staff. I would highly recommend RG to any company.