Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal transformation, to better parenting and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning e-learning courses include:
- Working out the best delivery method,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that learners can intuitively use to ,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an ecourse that helps people acquire practical knowledge and skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell an online training product then there is a great plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Thousands of sites use WPCourseware. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WP Courseware consists of training modules and modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, create custom training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide whether course students need to complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all courses inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have configured …
(Create professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After your e-training course has been published, you can restrict content access to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress website:
Quick Installation
WPCourseware installs like any other WordPress plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your admin login and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Works on all WordPress themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers web site owners with a number of features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Provide course participants with customized certificates. Training certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up training courses on other WP sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for students upon module and course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials users have published 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
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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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website 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 showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% 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 menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product License Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option enables you to use WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license option allows you to install WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was current at the time this content was published. This may not be the actual price set by the product developer 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 Plugin Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Product
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create e-learning products WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress plugin you should definitely keep in mind.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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