Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online education sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from web design and improving self esteem, to courses on happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning courses online include:
- Figuring out the best method to deliver training content,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of human contact, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating a product that teaches practical subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every topic where there is interest and demand to learn can be taught online.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an e-training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-courses and your site is built with WordPress, here’s a great plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is used on over 7,000 WordPress websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WP Courseware includes training modules and modules include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export course information, add training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you decide whether students need to complete a training section before they can progress to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training course information inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form 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 Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, just 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. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your WordPress site or blog on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any regular WordPress plugin. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Works with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with a number of features. Here are some of those features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with course certificates. Certificates of completion can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you set up a course on a new site.
User Messaging
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages for course participants upon module or course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 instructor grade book helps track how well your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and comments plugin users 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
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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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published a number of great “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete refund 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 area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This edition lets you set up WP Courseware on one domain only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to run WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell ecourses WP Courseware is a great WP solution you may want to keep in mind.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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