Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at an impressive rate each year.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from marketing and growing your influence, to courses about happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective online training courses include:
- Working out the,
- Using easy-to-use tools that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-courses that help people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic where there is interest and demand to learn can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in fashion photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to develop teaching courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
WPCourseware is used in 7,000+ websites and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export data, add certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you decide whether learners must complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all courses inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating 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 units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Create professional training courses easily with WPCourseware)
Once your training course has been published, your registered users can access it …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your website or blog on your web site:
Easy & Fast To Install
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
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 Expansion Capability
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Works on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware provides WordPress users with many unique features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students can be issued with a customized certificate of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email notifications for course participants upon module and course completion and communicating on 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 your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Testimonials
Here are just some testimonials and comments plugin 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, 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full 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 provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on 1 website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 10 sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option lets you activate WPCourseware on twenty-five domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing shown above was current when this content was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Product
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop an online training course, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress solution that you may want to look into.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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