Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining course sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable, from web design and personal skills, to parenting & relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something valuable to share.
eTraining – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for creating online courses, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Working out the,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors like the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating courses that help people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation 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. Just about every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you would like to develop and sell elearning courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional plugin that you need to know about.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress learning management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WP Courseware contains training modules and training modules are built using units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, add certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if course participants need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training course details inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user 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, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your elearning course, authorized members can access the content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your site or blog on your site:
Installation Is Easy, Simple And Quick
WPCourseware installs like any regular WP plugin. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to WP users. Here are a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Provide course participants with course completion certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials that plugin customers have provided for 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
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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 – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you 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 page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published a number of great “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete 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 provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This option enables you to install WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license lets you use WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Information
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses WP Courseware is a great plugin that you may want to add to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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