Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from business and personal finance, to courses on better parenting and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Learning – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides loads of tools and opportunities for developing training courses online. e-Training tools include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio courses, video-conferencing, online forums, eGuides, etc. There are, however, some challenges involved in developing online courses.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an ecourse that teaches others useful things is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new 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 ecourse.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you want to develop an online training course, there’s a cost-effective and professional plugin that you may want to consider using.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware consists of modules and modules include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, create certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit course settings easily)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the content you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be viewed by members with permission to access the information …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress web site on your site:
Ready To Start Using In Minutes
WP Courseware installs just like any plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Capacity
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Works with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides WP users with many great features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your course 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)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Course Certificates
Provide students who successfully complete training courses with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to training certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up training courses on other WordPress websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass the quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build the course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how well your students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and comments 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to run WPCourseware on a single site. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to run WP Courseware on ten domains. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the price when this article was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the software seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
WPCourseware will help you develop courses fast. This is a great WP plugin you should definitely consider adding to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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