Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses covery every subject imaginable, from design and personal skills, to courses about building healthy relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire practical skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to share.
Online Courses – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective e-courses include:
- Working out the,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that do not require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards delivered across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating e-courses that help people acquire useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop training courses and your website is built using WordPress, then let me introduce you to a powerful courseware plugin you need to check out.
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WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WP Courseware is a leading online learning management plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites use the WP Courseware plugin. The software makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course contains training modules and modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export training content, add certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
The courses you add can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you decide if students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit course options)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of 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 insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After your e-course is published, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like any other WP plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user account and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using the plugin include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with many unique features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up your course on other WP websites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up 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 trainees with their final grades with one click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build your 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 CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
Membership Site And eCommerce Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have written about 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on one site only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you configure WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was correct at the time this article was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop elearning courses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you may want to look into.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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