Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing online courses and e-learning systems.
eLearning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from marketing and building self-esteem, to courses about religion & spirituality and language learning, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable information to share with others.
eCourses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for creating and selling e-courses. eLearning delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio courses, web-conferencing apps, downloadable reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing effective courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out the best method to deliver content,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating an etraining course that helps people gain practical knowledge in useful subjects is a great way to grow a list and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic where there is a strong interest and demand to learn can be turned into a training course.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for fashion photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you plan to create an online training product, there’s an inexpensive and professional courseware solution you need to know about.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and training modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you add a new course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export data, edit certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether participants need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view information about your training courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View details about your training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding 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 rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply 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 training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your website on your web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin user section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Works on all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with a number of features. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as 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 the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students who successfully complete training courses with certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Course completion certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to set up a course on a new WordPress website.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after passing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Here are some of the testimonials that plugin customers 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have loads of great “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% 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 area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This option allows you to activate WPCourseware on one website only. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option lets you use WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Plugin Information
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
WP Courseware will help you develop and sell a training course quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP solution that you should definitely keep in mind.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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