5 Ways Course Platforms Must Evolve

It's time for online courses to evolve. Here's my vision for 2027. It's 2026, and not much has changed for online courses and learning management in quite some time. Most of the innovation has come in the form of AI, which is good on some level but more often than not has been used to justify price hikes. I think we can do better. In 2027, I want to see the following: 1. Learner-Centric Course Experience Content delivery is played out. Stale. Completely dated. No one wants to evolve it. They just do the same old left nav panel at 20% with the 80% right content panel. I'm not saying scrap it, I'm saying evolve it! 2. AI with Purpose We are seeing a trend of course platforms shoving AI into their current interface as a blot-on rather than a deep part of the instructional design and presentation. Worse, these venture-backed companies then raise prices. In 2027, let's see a shift where AI is “silent”, yet powerful in improving learner outcomes. 3. Ending “Frankenstein” Platforms No more…