Share & Export a Course

This article explains how to share your Coursebox course and deliver it beyond the platform. It covers sharing a course link, social-media sharing, embedding with an iframe, exporting to PDF/HTML, and integrating with other systems via LTI and SCORM (including self-hosted SCORM, anonymous access, and troubleshooting). To publish a course and set who can access it first, see the companion article Publish a Course.

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Exporting is a paid feature. Sharing a course link, social sharing and iframe embedding are available on every plan, but exporting or downloading a course is not included on the Free plan. On Free, choosing an export option opens an upgrade prompt instead of a download. Upgrading to Creator or above unlocks PDF, HTML and SCORM export (along with unlimited courses, watermark removal, certificates and more AI credits). If you are not ready to upgrade, you can still publish and share your course for free with a Coursebox badge — your course stays exactly as it is.

Share a Link to a course

On any course, navigate to the course page and share icon > share the link.

Choosing the Right Export or Integration Method

Include guidance such as:

• HTML & PDF exports
  These are static formats and do not include videos, interactions, or AI-generated visuals. Use these formats only for reference or offline viewing. Available on Creator and above — not included on the Free plan.

• LTI & SCORM
  These are intended for integration with other LMS platforms. Compatibility depends on the target system. They are not recommended for CRMs or website builders.

• Embedding on external websites
  To preserve videos, interactivity, and design, publish your course and embed it using an iframe. Available on all plans, including Free.

• CRM integrations (e.g. GoHighLevel)
  Use Zapier to automate enrolments. Course content should still be delivered via Coursebox.

Download a course as HTML , Pdf or Marking Guide Pdf

Coursebox gives you multiple export options so you can easily share or host your course outside the platform. Whether you're saving a course for offline use, uploading it to a Learning Management System (LMS), or sharing it as a PDF, Coursebox offers flexible formats to suit your needs.

On any course, click the Share button to open the Share panel, then select Download — the options for PDF or HTML will appear.

The PDF and HTML backups include the written course structure and content, including learning text, quizzes, assignments, and user-uploaded images. It excludes interactions (eg accordions, SCORM embeds etc), audio recordings, and video recordings. These items may be saved at the course page level in most cases.

Share a Course on Social Media

Coursebox now includes social share buttons in the course Share panel, making it easy to share your published courses directly to social media platforms. This is a great way to promote your courses and drive learner enrolment.

The steps are:

• Open your course in the Course Editor.

• Click the Share button (top right of the course editor) to open the Share panel. Coursebox does not have a button labelled "Publish" on courses — publishing happens from inside the Share panel.

• Click the platform you want to share to (e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X).

• A pre-populated post will open in a new tab — review and publish from there.

Tips for Sharing

• Make sure your course has a cover image set before sharing — this will appear as the preview image on social media.

• Ensure your course is published and public before sharing the link.

• Add a compelling course description to improve engagement when the link is shared.

Copy a course iFrame

Embedding your Coursebox course on other websites lets you share learning content seamlessly without asking learners to log into multiple platforms. Whether you’re adding it to your company intranet, a WordPress site, or an LMS, the share feature gives you an iframe code that can be pasted anywhere HTML is supported. This makes it easy to showcase your course in the exact environment where your learners already engage.

• On any course, navigate to the course page and click the share icon > copy the iframe to copy the code.

• Then paste this using HTML anywhere on the web.

Share a course to LMS - LTI

Coursebox acts as Provider for LTI 1.3 that enables you to add course box courses into any LTI 1.3 compliant Branded Training Platform. LTI enables a secure communication bridge between the Branded Training Platform and Coursebox to launch the course, pass the grades.

The integration steps are very straightforward and easy,

• Open the Course in Coursebox, click on share button and click on LTI.

• It will open a popup, where you can add your Branded Training Platform. Click ‘Add New Branded Training Platform’.

• You will see the form with Coursebox LTI details. You will need to use these details to create an LTI Tool in your Branded Training Platform.

• Once you enter the above details in your Branded Training Platform, you will get details from your Branded Training Platform to fill out the form in Coursebox. Fields details are mentioned in the provided Field Labeling Chart below.

• Now, you can start adding courses using the LTI Tool according to the guidelines provided in your Branded Training Platform Documentation.

Field Labeling Chart:

Following is the chart for field labels to give an idea to handle the LTI Integration process.

Deep Grading

Coursebox now supports deep grading pass-back over LTI 1.3, sending more detailed grade information to your LMS gradebook beyond simple completion/score.

Export a Course to SCORM 1.2 and 2004

Coursebox enables experts to export courses as in SCORM format, including 1.2 or 2004.

When you export a Coursebox course as SCORM, you’re packaging your Coursebox pages, media, and completion logic into a standard zip that any SCORM-compliant LMS can play. The learning experience is still powered by Coursebox—the player, navigation, and tracking behaviours come from Coursebox’s authoring and runtime—just delivered through your LMS.

Key things to know:

• Edits after export: Most content edits — text, images, and quiz wording on existing pages — show up on the next launch in your LMS without a re-export. Re-export when the course structure changes (for example, adding or removing pages).

• Branding: Your Coursebox styling and layout remain intact.

• Tracking: Choose SCORM 1.2 (widely supported for completion/score) or SCORM 2004 (v3/v4) for advanced sequencing and bookmarking. Coursebox does not currently offer a separate setting to choose a specific SCORM 2004 sub-edition (e.g. 3rd vs 4th edition) — all SCORM 2004 exports use the same v3/v4 package format.

• Plan availability: Dynamic (Standard) SCORM export is available on Creator and above. Self-Hosted SCORM export is available on Pro and above. The Free plan does not include SCORM export, so the SCORM option does not appear on Free.

How Coursebox SCORM Works (Wrapper vs. Standalone)

A Coursebox SCORM package is a wrapper, not a standalone bundle. The ZIP you download is intentionally small — often around 10 KB — because it contains pointers and a launcher, not the full course content. When a learner opens the package inside your LMS, the wrapper calls back to Coursebox to load the actual content, track progress, and (for SCORM 2004 / LTI 1.3) report grades.

This is why your course must stay published in Coursebox and your account must stay active for the wrapper to work.

What’s inside the ZIP:

• A SCORM-compliant manifest (imsmanifest.xml)

• A small launcher (index.html and supporting files)

• Configuration pointing the launcher back to your published course on Coursebox

What’s not inside the ZIP:

• Course pages, images, videos, or audio

• Quizzes or interactive blocks

• Anything the learner sees in the course

That content stays on Coursebox and is served at runtime.

Why we built it this way:

• Most content edits propagate instantly. Edits to existing pages — text, images, quiz wording — show up on the next launch in your LMS without a re-export. Re-export only when the course structure changes (for example, adding or removing pages).

• Smaller upload to your LMS. LMSs with file-size limits stay happy.

• Better tracking. Coursebox handles event capture and surfaces it back to the LMS through standard SCORM CMI calls.

Troubleshooting SCORM

“My SCORM ZIP is only ~10 KB — is it broken?”

No — that size is expected. The wrapper is small by design. The content lives on Coursebox.

“I can’t see the export or SCORM options at all.”

Check which plan you are on. Course export is not included on the Free plan — the SCORM option is hidden and choosing a download shows an upgrade prompt. Upgrade to Creator or above for PDF, HTML and Dynamic (Standard) SCORM export, or Pro and above if you also need Self-Hosted SCORM.

“The course shows a blank screen or ‘content unavailable’ inside my LMS.”

Check, in order:

1. Is the course published in Coursebox? Open the course → Share → confirm visibility is set to Published.

2. Is your Coursebox account active (not paused, suspended, or past due)?

3. Did you upload the ZIP as a .zip? Some LMSs require you not to unpack it first.

4. Does your LMS allow the launcher to open coursebox.ai in an iframe? Some LMSs block third-party iframes by default — check your LMS’s iframe and mixed-content settings.

“HTML export works but SCORM doesn’t load.”

That’s expected behaviour, not a bug. HTML export is a static one-time snapshot (text only, no interactions). SCORM is a live wrapper. Use HTML if you need static; use SCORM if you need progress tracking and live updates.

“I need progress and grades to flow back to my LMS.”

Use SCORM 2004 (not SCORM 1.2) or LTI 1.3 if your LMS supports it. SCORM 1.2 reports completion only; SCORM 2004 reports completion plus interaction-level data; LTI 1.3 also supports grade passback to the LMS gradebook.

Export to SCORM

In the Share panel, set the course visibility to published, then select the SCORM version (1.2 or 2004) required for upload to your LMS.

Note that this requires a published live sync to the course to take advantage of the AI and related live features.

Upload to Your LMS

Each LMS has slightly different steps for uploading SCORM packages.

Always follow the official documentation for your platform to ensure compatibility. Below are links to SCORM guidelines for leading LMSs:

• Moodle – SCORM activity – MoodleDocs

• Blackboard Learn – Add a SCORM content package (Ultra)

• Canvas – Import SCORM files as an assignment

• D2L Brightspace – Import and Manage SCORM

• TalentLMS – SCORM-Compliant LMS Features

• SAP Litmos – SCORM-compliant courseware

• Absorb LMS – SCORM/AICC/Tin-Can courses – Absorb Help

• Docebo – SCORM Best Practices & Troubleshooting

• LearnDash – SCORM and xAPI Support

• Schoology – Course Materials: SCORM Packages

• Totara Learn – Add a SCORM activity

• Open LMS – SCORM Content Creation Overview

• Cornerstone OnDemand – Cornerstone SCORM support overview

• iSpring Learn – Uploading SCORM to iSpring Learn

• SCORM Cloud (testing) – Upload SCORM course to SCORM Cloud

NEW- Export to Self-Hosted SCORM

Coursebox also supports exporting your course as a Self-Hosted SCORM package. This option generates a fully standalone package that can be hosted on your own server or LMS without requiring an active connection back to Coursebox.

• Open your course in the Course Editor.

• Click the Share button (top right) to open the Share panel.

• Click the SCORM option to expand the SCORM export menu.

• Select Export to Self-hosted SCORM.

• A Self-hosted SCORM Limitations dialog will appear. Review the limitations, then click Continue to proceed with the download.

Self-Hosted SCORM Limitations

The following features are not available in self-hosted SCORM packages as they require an external connection:

• Listen mode (text-to-speech)

• Short answer questions in quizzes

• Assignments submissions

• Discussions

• AI tutor

• Uploaded SCORM content

NEW- Anonymous Users via SCORM (where enabled)

Coursebox supports anonymous user access via SCORM when hosted in external LMS environments. This means learners can launch and interact with Coursebox courses embedded in SCORM packages without requiring a Coursebox login.

Use case examples:

• SCORM-based compliance training with no user registration

• One-click access via corporate LMS with limited tracking

Important Note on SCORM Integration:

Before exporting your course to SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004, please be aware that the SCORM integration requires an active account and a live, published course.

• Active Account: To ensure seamless integration and usage of SCORM functionality, your account must be active. If your account is not active, the SCORM integration will not work properly.

• Live and Published Courses: You cannot export to SCORM from a course that is still in draft or unpublished status. The course must be published and live in your account for the SCORM export to function correctly.

• Do Not Cancel the Course: If you cancel or unpublish your course after exporting it to SCORM, the integration will stop working. The SCORM package will no longer be linked to the course, and updates or tracking will not be reflected. Always ensure the course remains live and published for continuous SCORM integration.

By following these guidelines, you ensure that your SCORM exports will continue to function properly, and your course data remains synced with your LMS.

Standard SCORM vs. Self-Hosted SCORM: What Happens if You Pause or Cancel

The table below contrasts what happens to Standard (Dynamic) SCORM exports versus Self-Hosted SCORM exports if your course is unpublished/cancelled or if you edit the course after exporting.

Deploying Multiple Modules into an External LMS

Coursebox shares and exports at the course level, so how you structure your courses decides how they appear in your external LMS (for example Rippling). There are two common approaches:

• Separate courses (one package each): Build each module as its own Coursebox course and export each one. Six modules become six courses and six SCORM packages, which appear in your LMS as six separate training items with their own completion tracking. Choose this when each module must be assigned, tracked, or reported on individually.

• One course with multiple sections (single package): Build one Coursebox course containing all six modules as sections and export it once. This gives you one SCORM package that appears as a single training item in your LMS, with the modules as sections inside it. Choose this when you want learners to move through the modules as one program with a single completion.