Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing e-training courses and elearning.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses on every topic imaginable, from web development and personal transformation, to courses on building healthy relationships and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach.
eLearning – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective elearning courses include:
- Working out the best way to deliver training content,
- Employing popular tools that learners can use instinctively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of human contact, learner boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an ecourse that teaches others practical things is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as 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 a business built around fashion photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop an online training product and your website is powered by WordPress, then here is a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
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WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ WordPress sites use the WP Courseware plugin. The software makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and training modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, add training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you decide whether course students must complete a course section before they can advance to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course information ”at a glance” inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create 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, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your unit, 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 …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-learning course, authorized users can access it …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Ready To Use In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin user login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with many features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Training Certificates
Provide students who successfully complete courses with customized course certificates. Certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move your course to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages for students after completing modules or courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete the quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to build 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that users have submitted regarding 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful 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.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WPCourseware is very 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 …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition enables you to activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you use WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to activate WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software retails for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin 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 Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
WP Courseware will help you create e-learning products quickly and easily. This is a powerful solution you should definitely consider using on your site.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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