Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training 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
eTraining course sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable, from design and personal finance, to courses about stress management and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides many opportunities for developing and selling e-learning courses, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to ,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating courses that help people acquire the skills they need is a great way to grow a list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every subject where there is interest and a demand to learn can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an etraining product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you would like to create online training courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional plugin you may want to consider adding to your site.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ WordPress websites use the WP Courseware plugin. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware include modules and modules include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if learners need to complete a training section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all course information inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
Once your e-course has been published, it can be accessed by registered members …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your website on your site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or unit with course 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 Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Works on all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many features to WordPress users. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Completion Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants with course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications for students upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after completing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to structure your course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Membership & e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials that plugin customers have published about WPCourseware:
“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
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like tutorials published on your website, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option allows you to configure WP Courseware on one domain only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to activate WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option lets you install WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the software sells for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
WPCourseware will help you create and sell an etraining product quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP solution that you should definitely add to your site.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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