There are many authoring tools in the market to facilitate the formulation of innovative and effective e-learning courses. Articulate Storyline, Captivate, and Lectora are some of such versatile eLearning authoring tools that have influenced the way the present-day HTML5 responsive courses are developed.

All of these are resourceful authoring tools and have readymade templates and all other related resources that assist the creation of top class online courses. However, it is good to know few basic details about them before picking up one.