Abstract: A system and method for authoring and delivering online educational courses is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a central computing system is provided with details related to a desired subject matter for which the course is to cover, a total duration of time allotted for the user to complete the course, and a minimum number of total points required for the user to receive a passing score upon completion of the course. Based on those course-related details, the computing system generates a course structure comprising an at least one instructional unit and learning activity, along with associated user interfaces and allows the developer to selectively populate each learning activity with content and selectively adjust the time duration and points. The system and method for authoring and delivering online educational courses of the present invention also including a variety of delivering features that the developer can employ.