Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online on every subject imaginable, from marketing and improving self esteem, to courses about health and fitness and language learning, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something to share.
e-Training – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides many tools and opportunities for developing and selling online courses. e-Training delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio training, web-conferencing apps, online forums, reports, etc. There are, however, some challenges involved in planning courses online.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating products that help people acquire useful skills is a great way to grow a list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, 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 an interest or passion for photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create teaching products then here is a great courseware plugin that can help you.
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WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a leading online learning management plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
WPCourseware is currently being used in over 7,000 sites and makes creating etraining courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, eCourses comprise of modules and modules can include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, add certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide whether participants need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding 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 form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware 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 course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Creating professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, the content can be viewed by your registered members …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware installs like every plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to WP users. 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 students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students can receive a training course certificate. Training certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up your course on other websites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials customers have provided for the WPCourseware 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
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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 online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete 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 menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This lets you run WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option lets you set up WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the WP Courseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
WPCourseware helps you build and sell e-training products quickly and easily. This is a great courseware plugin you should definitely consider using on your site.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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