Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online courses and elearning.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing at an astounding rate.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from marketing and personal productivity, to courses on stress management and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something unique that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides many useful tools and a great environment for developing e-courses, but there are also significant challenges and drawbacks.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to ,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of student motivation, lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an ecourse that helps people gain practical knowledge and skills in useful areas is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to develop and sell elearning products, there’s a cost-effective and professional WP plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin Is …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A course comprises of training modules and training modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you decide if course participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training course details inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside your dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, 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 ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, users must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your site:
Installation Is Easy & Simple
WP Courseware installs just like any other plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your admin login and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, 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 create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides web site owners with many unique features. Below we have listed some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates
Provide students with certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And Messages)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the course.
- 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 survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware works with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials plugin users have submitted regarding 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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of educational articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your website or blog, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one 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 …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on 1 site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell ecourses, The WP Courseware plugin is a great WordPress solution that you may want to look into.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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