Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covery every subject imaginable, from design and growing your influence, to courses on health and fitness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something valuable to teach.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many opportunities and tools for developing training courses online. eLearning tools include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, e-Guides, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating an e-course that teaches new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, 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 ecourse.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, horticulture 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. Chances are, however, that 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.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to develop training products, there’s a cost-effective and professional plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress learning management system plugin.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used on thousands of sites and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware include modules and training modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new course, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your data, create custom certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can choose if students need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
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” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Create training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your elearning product, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin account and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Works with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides web site owners 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 displays 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 student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Completion Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature lets you transfer your course to other websites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grade with just one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to build your course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments customers have published 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have plenty of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you already have some educational articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of plugin “how to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition lets you activate WP Courseware on one WordPress website only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This edition lets you set up WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product retails for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you would like to develop and sell e-courses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you may want to consider using on your site.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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