Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal brand building, to courses about stress management and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing e-courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can instinctively use to ,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating learning courses that teach useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have loads of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses then here’s a powerful solution that can help you.
Our WordPress Product …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites use the WP Courseware plugin. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware comprise of modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your data, create custom training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
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 …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course information inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about all courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type 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 ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to 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” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, the content can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware installs just like any plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your administrator section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training 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 WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers web site owners with many unique features. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Issue students with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up training courses on other WP sites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware works with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Testimonials
Below 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, 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you run WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you set up WP Courseware on ten domains. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition allows you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the pricing at the time this content was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the product 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 current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Plugin
WP Courseware will help you build products fast. This is a powerful courseware plugin that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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