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 training and education.
eTraining is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from design and personal finance, to courses on better parenting and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective e-training courses include:
- Figuring out the best training delivery method,
- Using popular tools and technologies that learners can use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, learner boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating e-courses that teach people commercial subjects in areas of high interest is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an etraining course.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-courses and your website is driven by WordPress, then there’s a great solution that you may want to consider using on your site.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress websites use the WPCourseware plugin. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course comprises of modules and modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create custom training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide whether course students need to have completed a training section before they can advance to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training courses inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar 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 certificates of completion for courses 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 …
(Easily edit course options)
Adding training 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 order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Creating professional-looking training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, users must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your website:
Installation Is Easy, Quick And Simple
WP Courseware installs like every other plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP administrator login and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, 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 Expansion Capability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Use on all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides website owners with a number of features. Here are just some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete training courses with customized training course certificates. Course certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function lets you move your course to other sites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user messages for trainees after completing modules or courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grade with just one click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full 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 menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license option enables you to install WP Courseware on a single web site. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This lets you install WPCourseware on ten web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was current when this article was published. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell etraining courses WPCourseware is a great courseware plugin that you need to look into.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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