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A course page: read it before you buy it

Description, programme, instructor, reviews and price — one page that answers every question you have about a course.

Every course has its own page at /courses/{id}, and that page is the whole sales conversation in one screen. It answers the four questions that matter before you spend anything: what will I actually study, who teaches it, what does it cost, and what did other learners think.

Nothing here is hidden and nothing is behind a wall. The full description, the module outline, the instructor names, the review scores and the final price are visible to anyone who opens the link — including from a phone, and including before you have an account.

Read it from the top down, in the order below: identity first, so you know who is teaching; then content, so you know what is inside; then the price box on the right, so you know what it costs; then the button that starts the purchase.

From a course page to a lesson in five steps

Two minutes of reading before you spend anything.

  • Step 1

    Open the course

    Click a course card in the catalogue, or a tag on another course page. The breadcrumb always keeps the way back to the catalogue.

  • Step 2

    Read the description

    Under “About this course” the school writes what the course is really for and who it suits.

  • Step 3

    Open the content outline

    “Course content” lists the modules. Click one to see its topics — this is where you find out whether the syllabus really covers what you need.

  • Step 4

    Check the price box

    The box on the right shows the price, or the word Free, the level, the number of modules and lessons, and whether a certificate is issued.

  • Step 5

    Enrol, then pay

    Free courses have a single Enroll for free button. Paid courses can go into your basket or be bought straight away — the payment page takes a Mobile Money number.

What the page shows you

Every part of the screen answers a question you were going to ask anyway.

Who offers the course

The header carries the school’s logo and its name, and the name is a link straight to that school’s public profile. A Verified mark beside it means the school account is confirmed on Ekati. Below that you find the level, the course code and the category, then the fields as coloured labels and the tags as black chips — and clicking a tag takes you to the catalogue already filtered by it.

What is inside: modules and lessons

Under Course content the page shows how many modules and lessons the course holds, then lists the modules one by one. The first module is already open; click any other to read its description and its topics. A module whose lessons are not published yet says so plainly rather than showing an empty box.

Who teaches it

The Instructor section names the people behind the course and marks which of them leads it. Each name is shown with the school it belongs to, so you always know whether a course is taught by the school itself or brought in from outside.

What learners say

Learner reviews shows the average score out of five, how the scores are spread across one to five stars, and the most recent written reviews with the author and the date. A course with no reviews yet says so — which is an invitation, not a warning.

And who the school is

The block at the bottom repeats the school’s name and logo, adds a few lines about it and its contact details, and offers a View school profile link if you want the wider picture before buying.

The price box and the button that matters

One column, and it stays with you while you read.

Free or priced

A free course shows the word Free and a single Enroll for free button. A priced course shows the amount in XAF. That figure is the price of the course for you, not a starting point: there is no per-cohort fee to negotiate afterwards.

On promotion

When a school has a promotion running, the old price appears struck through beside a red badge showing the percentage off, and a line tells you how much you save. The amount you pay is the reduced one, and the saving is calculated before you reach checkout.

Two ways to buy a paid course

Add to Cart puts the course in your basket so you can keep looking and pay for several courses at once. Enroll Now skips the basket and takes you straight to the payment page with this one course. Either way, paying takes an account and a Mobile Money number — the cart and checkout page explains every step.

Details worth checking before you click

The same box lists the facts that decide whether this is the right course: the level, the number of modules and lessons, whether a shareable certificate is issued at the end, the rating and number of reviews, and how many learners are enrolled. A level that does not match you is the most common reason to go back a page — and going back costs nothing.

If you already have it

The box changes: the price is replaced by Continue learning, which opens the course. Your purchases stay in your account for as long as they are active, so there is nothing to re-buy.

When a course is still being prepared

An incomplete page is normal, and it tells you so.

“Content is being prepared.”

A school can publish a course page before every lesson is uploaded. Until then the content section reads Content is being prepared. The description, the price and the level are still real and still buyable — you are simply seeing the shape of the course before its contents. If the modules matter to your decision, send the school a message and ask.

“No topics published yet.”

Inside a module that has a name but no lessons yet. It is a normal state for a course that opens its term by term, and it is a good moment to join early if the price will not change.

“No reviews yet — be the first.”

A course nobody has finished carries a New badge on its card in the catalogue and says the same thing here. It is not a warning: it means the course is new enough that you would be among the first, and a first learner’s review is worth more to the next parent than anyone else’s.

Questions the page cannot answer

A page cannot tell you whether the school will be there in three years’ time, or how it treats a struggling learner. For that, read the reviews, open the school profile, and if it still is not clear, write to the team through the contact page.

Course page questions

The things buyers ask in the first minute.

  • What does a course page show me?

    Who offers the course and whether that school is verified, the level and the code, its fields and tags, the full description, the module-by-module content outline with the number of lessons, the instructors, the reviews and their average score, and finally the price with the button to enrol or buy.

  • Can I try a course before paying?

    Some courses are published as free, and those are exactly the ones labelled Free: joining them costs nothing and needs only an account. A paid course cannot be sampled — but its content outline is fully visible before you pay, so you can see what you would be buying.

  • What is the difference between Add to Cart and Enroll Now?

    Add to Cart keeps the course in your basket so you can continue browsing and pay for several courses together. Enroll Now goes straight to the payment page with that single course. Both need an account and a Mobile Money number, and both end on the same receipt.

  • A course has no reviews yet — should I still buy it?

    It depends on the school, not on the review count. Open the school profile: how long it has been on Ekati, how many learners it has, how many instructors it employs and what the reviews on its other courses say tell you far more than one course’s empty review box.