Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from office productivity and personal skills, to religion & spirituality and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing online training courses. Training tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, audio training, web-conferencing, reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out the best delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating a course that helps people gain practical skills is a great way to grow a list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses and your site is built using WordPress, then there is a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use the WP Courseware plugin. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WP Courseware includes modules and training modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your data, create certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can choose if course students must complete a course unit before they can advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View information about all courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress site or blog on your WordPress website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just 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 Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Works with all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with many features. Here are just a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a customized training certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to training certificates …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules and courses and to communicate other 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 course grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can 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. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are just a few of the testimonials and feedback that users 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like tutorials already published on your website, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable training courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you install WP Courseware on a single web site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This edition lets you activate WP Courseware on ten sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This enables you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the product developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Plugin
WPCourseware helps you build courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware solution you should definitely download.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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