Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online teaching sites like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an impressive rate every year.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from IT & software and career development, to happiness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many great opportunities and tools for creating online training courses, but there are also many drawbacks.:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver training content,
- Employing familiar tools that do not require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a course that helps people learn practical things is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic where there is strong interest and a demand to learn can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to develop and sell ecourses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware solution you may want to consider.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware comprise of training modules and modules comprise of units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you create new training courses, edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your data, edit certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether course participants must complete a course section before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View details about your training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding modules and course units is as simple 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 reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, it can be viewed by authorized users …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site on your WordPress website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Ready To Go To Work In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP admin user section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes 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 organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using the plugin include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to WP users. Below we have listed some:
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.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a 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 Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with course completion certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up your course on other WP websites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email messages to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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 CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Sites)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials that customers have submitted 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your site, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable learning courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of plugin training video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option lets you configure WP Courseware on a single site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This lets you run WPCourseware on ten sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on 25 sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this content was published. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software seller when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Product
WP Courseware will help you develop and sell products quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress plugin that you should definitely check out.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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