Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning systems.
Electronic training (eTraining) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at a significant rate every year.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and growing your influence, to courses about parenting & relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning, developing and implementing effective etraining courses include:
- Working out the,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating etraining products that help people learn practical things is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every topic imaginable can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product then here’s a great WordPress plugin you may want to keep in mind.
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WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating learning courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and training modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the admin menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, add training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to complete a course section before they can advance to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all training courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit your course options easily)
Adding modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the options and settings you have configured …
(Create professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, the content can be viewed by members with exclusive permission to access the information …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add courses to your WordPress website on your site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware installs just like any plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers a number of great features to web site owners. Here are some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with customized certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up your course on other WordPress sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Email Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have provided for WP Courseware:
“No e-learning solution for WordPress compares to the ease and speed that WP Courseware offers people when setting up online courses.” Chris Lema, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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“Nate contacted me about checking out WP Courseware. I did… and I was impressed. Today, I have WP Courseware integrated into the delivery side of Blog Marketing Academy itself.” David Risley, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some “how to” articles and tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WPCourseware on a single WordPress web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on ten sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This lets you configure WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the pricing at the time this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin seller when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
WP Courseware helps you build and sell e-courses quickly and easily. This is a great solution that you should definitely consider adding to your site.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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