Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from IT & software and developing influence, to courses about health and fitness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge of useful areas, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge to share.
Online Learning – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective online courses include:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating learning products that help people gain practical skills is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every subject imaginable can be turned into an online training course.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you would like to develop online training courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful solution that you need to know about.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, training courses consist of modules and modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, create custom certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can choose whether students must complete a course unit before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily 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 clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options you have added …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your elearning product, the content can be accessed by logged in authorized users …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
WPCourseware lets you 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 lets you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with a number of great features. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Students can receive a customized training course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to move your course to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure the course.
- 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware works with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Testimonials From Product Customers
Below are a couple of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers have submitted for 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
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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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been 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 new digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of plugin training video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress site. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to run WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option allows you to install WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product 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 ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop ”how-to” courses WPCourseware is a powerful WP solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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