Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and building self-esteem, to better parenting and language learning, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling ecourses. Training performance-boosting computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, online forums, downloadable reports, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating e-courses that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-learning product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have 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 create e-courses and your site is built using WordPress, then here is a great courseware solution you may want to look into.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ WordPress sites use WPCourseware. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware consists of modules and training modules comprise of units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export data, add certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, 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 information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have added …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your training course has been published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick Installation
WP Courseware installs like any other plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or course 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
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Use with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to website owners. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll New Students Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with customized certificates. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to set up a course on another WordPress site.
Custom Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications And Messages)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership & eCommerce Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback users have written about 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 your business online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have loads of great instructional articles and tutorials.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund 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 area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This license option allows you to run WPCourseware on one website only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This option enables you to activate WPCourseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license lets you use WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current price when this article was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin 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 current pricing information here:
Additional Plugin Information
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
WP Courseware helps you develop and sell a training course quickly and easily. This is a great solution you should definitely download and add to your site.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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