Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at a significant rate.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable, from IT & software and career development, to courses about parenting & relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of developing training courses online include:
- Working out the best way to deliver training content,
- Employing popular tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of human contact, student boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an ecourse that helps people acquire the skills they need is a great way to grow a 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 niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic where there is interest and a demand to learn can be turned into an online training course.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you plan to create and sell e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites use WPCourseware. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware comprises of training modules and training modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new training course, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your training content, add certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can decide if students need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind 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” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Creating professional-looking training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After your training course is published, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your web site on your WordPress site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Go To Work In No Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your admin user account and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many great features. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete courses with certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you set up training courses on other WordPress sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you create custom user notifications for students after completing modules or courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials customers have written about 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full refund 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 area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Licensing Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to run WP Courseware on a single domain. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license lets you set up WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Cost includes one 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 specials being offered. The above reflects the price when this article was written. This may not be the actual price set by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create e-training products WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you may want to keep in mind.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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