Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from business and developing influence, to stress management and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire practical skills, but also for individuals that have unique information to teach.
eLearning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating ecourses, but there are also a number of challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out the,
- Using popular tools that course students can use immediately to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, student boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-learning products that teach people practical things is a great way to grow a list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-courses and your website is driven by WordPress, then there’s a great solution that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin Is …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites use the WPCourseware plugin. The software makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware comprises of training modules and training modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether course students need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View information about all training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. 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 content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course has been published, the content can be viewed by members with access permission …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Installation Is Easy, Fast & Simple
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator area and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many unique features. Below we have listed just some of those features:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students can receive a customized training course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training certificates …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you set up training courses on other WP websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for trainees after completing modules and courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with one click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to structure your course, you can add 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 you track how well your students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials 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 online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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 options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 training tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to run WPCourseware on one WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition lets you install WP Courseware on ten web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option lets you configure WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details here:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
WP Courseware will help you build and sell ecourses quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware plugin that you should definitely add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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