Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ online courses covery every subject imaginable, from web development and personal development, to courses on religion & spirituality and music, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have something to teach.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling training courses online, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Figuring out the,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that learners can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
Online Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that help people gain the skills they need is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable topic can be turned into a training course.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-learning courses and your site is powered by WordPress, then there is a great WordPress plugin that you may want to add to your site.
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WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of modules and modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the admin menu that lets you create a new course, edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, create certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide if participants must complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily 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 data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options and settings you have configured …
(Creating training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Easy Installation
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your admin login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of using the plugin include:
- Use with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many features to website owners. 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 the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option allows you to move courses to other websites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how well your students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration)
User Feedback
Below are a few of the testimonials that users have provided 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
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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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This license option allows you to set up WPCourseware on one WordPress site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This lets you set up WPCourseware on 10 websites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This edition enables you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price above was correct when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software author when you visit the plugin 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 Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
WP Courseware will help you build an etraining product quickly and easily. This is a great courseware solution you should definitely download and add to your site.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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