Tutors face new challenges in the global era and perhaps the most revolutionary is the proliferation of online multimedia courses in higher education. This contribution deals with the challenge posed by virtual courses to the teaching of subtitling and with the way skills of future professionals may be developed by online learning. As discussed by the author, tutors need to transfer teaching skills from the face-to-face classroom to the virtual environment. This in turn gives rise to new trends in teaching methods and calls for the acquisition of new skills in the use of Information and Communication Technology. More specifically, in the case of online subtitling courses, it means that instructors need to stay abreast of innovations in digital subtitling technology.