Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and elearning management systems.
e-Training is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at an astronomical rate year on year.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from web development and personal finance, to courses on building healthy relationships and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain useful skills and competency in subjects that will advance their opportunities to grow or succeed, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling e-training courses. Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, online forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective e-training courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out the best training content delivery method,
- Using popular tools and technologies that learners can use intuitively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an elearning course that teaches useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Creating products is 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 anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you want to develop and sell e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware include modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the menu that lets you add a new training course, edit course modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export course information, add certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether learners need to have completed a training section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding 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 rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
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 …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Create professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After your elearning product has been published, it can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress website on your site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Use In No Time.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course 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
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to set up training courses on other WP sites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys 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. You can also 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 Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware works with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Feedback From Product Customers
Here are a couple of the testimonials that 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, 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
Plugin 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 new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have published loads of instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option lets you configure WP Courseware on a single domain. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license lets you configure WPCourseware on 10 websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option allows you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product sells for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller 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 latest pricing details here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Plugin
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create e-courses WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you may want to consider using on your site.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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