Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and e-learning.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable, from office productivity and leadership, to courses about health and fitness and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for creating online training courses. eLearning computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, audio courses, video-conferencing, online forums, eGuides, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning training courses online.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out content delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating an e-course that helps people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an etraining product!)
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 marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell e-courses there’s a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware comprise of modules and training modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you decide if course students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training course details inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can 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 modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, the content can be accessed by authorized members …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your site:
Installation Is Easy
WPCourseware installs like any regular plugin. Just 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 how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or 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 Expandability
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware provides WordPress users with many unique features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificate Distribution
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete courses with customized course certificates. Training course certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you move courses to other websites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages for students upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware can be used with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments plugin users have written about WP Courseware:
“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 yourself online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your site, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This lets you configure WPCourseware on one WordPress site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to run WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition enables you to use WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price when this review was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
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WP Courseware will help you develop products fast. This is a powerful courseware plugin you should definitely check out.
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