Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from web design and leadership, to courses about happiness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge and skills, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge to share.
eLearning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating courses online, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that learners can immediately use to ,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating an e-training course that helps people acquire the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create e-courses then let me introduce you to a great plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course includes modules and training modules include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your training content, create certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you decide whether students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit course options)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your training product has been published, you can restrict content access to registered students only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Ready To Use In Minutes
WPCourseware installs just like every WP plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WP admin login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with 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
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides many unique features to web site owners. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete courses with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you move your course to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Use 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how well your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware works with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Plugin Customers
Below are some of the testimonials that customers have submitted for the WP Courseware plugin:
“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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
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 new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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 explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition enables you to run WP Courseware on one site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to configure WP Courseware on ten web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license option enables you to set up WPCourseware on twenty-five domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Plugin
WPCourseware will help you develop and sell etraining products fast. This is a great WP solution that you should definitely add to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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