Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable, from marketing and personal finance, to courses about health and fitness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning e-courses include:
- Working out the,
- Using popular tools that course students can instinctively use to ,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell digital products, creating an e-learning course that helps people acquire the skills they need to advance further is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you want to develop ecourses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading online learning management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites use WP Courseware. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware comprises of training modules and modules include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export data, add training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide if students need to have completed a course unit before they can advance to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates 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 options)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After your training product has been published, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your website or blog on your site:
Ready To Go To Work In No Time
WP Courseware installs like any other plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin user login and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Use with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides website owners with many unique features. Here are some of those:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Certificates
Students can receive course completion certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to move your course to other sites.
Custom User Message
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can use 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are just some testimonials and comments plugin users have written about WPCourseware:
“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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials published on your website or blog, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to build 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 outsourcing tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of plugin training tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license option allows you to activate WP Courseware on 1 WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to run WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses, The WP Courseware plugin is a powerful WP solution that you may want to consider using on your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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