Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from web development and developing influence, to courses on parenting & relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable information to share with others.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides many opportunities and technologies for developing courses online, but there are also significant challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating learning courses that teach people new skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an etraining product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses then there is a great plugin you may want to consider using.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is the leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and training modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide if learners need to complete a training section before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view training course information ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your unit, simply 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 training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the content you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, authorized members can access the content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your website on your web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Use on all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to web site owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Training Certificates
Issue students who successfully complete training courses with customized training certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you move courses to other websites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Sites)
Feedback From Users
Below are just a few of the testimonials plugin customers have submitted regarding 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete 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 settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 1 site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license enables you to install WP Courseware on ten web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition enables you to run WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
If you plan to create ecourses, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and powerful courseware plugin that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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