For large scale presentations (e.g., something along the lines of an entire course)  it may be advisable to use one of the commercial course-building packages. These packages often integrate interactive features such as chat rooms and quiz software as well as presentation of static information. They may also incorporate a gradebook feature  to help the instructor monitor the performance of the students. Some courseware companies distribute course content from third parties (such as textbook publishers) which is already in the format used by the software. This can save a lot of time when setting up a new course. The downside is that these systems tend to be expensive, and appear to be growing more expensive over time.

WebCT has several courseware packages.

Blackboard is another popular commercial system.

Mallard is a courseware system developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The licensing fees for Mallard are significantly less than for WebCT or Blackboard.

The OpenCourseWare project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an attempt to place all of MIT's course materials online as a resource for the academic community as a whole. While the course material is currently restricted to MIT students, the project plans to begin making the material available to the public in September, 2002. The goal is to have 500 courses online by September, 2003.