Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Training is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from office productivity and personal finance, to courses about parenting & relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge to teach.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many opportunities for developing courses online. eLearning computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing e-courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out the,
- Employing popular tools that learners can use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating an e-course that teaches people useful things is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an online training course!)
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 plenty of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses and your site is built with WordPress, there’s a powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
7,000+ WordPress websites use WPCourseware. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware comprise of modules and training modules include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you create new courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export course information, create training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can decide whether students need to complete a training section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your e-training course is published, it can be viewed by members with permission to access the information …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress site on your WordPress website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In No Time.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin account and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with 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 plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, videos, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware provides website owners with a number of great features. Here are just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic 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 participants.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to training course certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you set up training courses on other WP sites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email messages for trainees upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with just one click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Sites
WP Courseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Here are just some testimonials and feedback that customers have submitted for the WPCourseware 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ plugin training video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to install WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you activate WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current price when this content was published. This may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Plugin Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Plugin
WP Courseware will help you create a training product fast. This is a great courseware plugin that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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