You think you have what it takes to create an online course, huh? It won't be easy. Creating courses takes skills in videography, instructional design, animation, screencasting, video editing, and that's to say nothing of the skills needed to deliver or promote a course to students.

Luckily, there is one aspect of creating online courses that's simple: Getting the equipment. In fact, you may be surprised how far you can get with the online course creation tools you already own.