Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and elearning systems.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses on every topic imaginable, from web design and building self-esteem, to courses about parenting & relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to teach.
eLearning – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing training courses online include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a course that teaches people practical subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got a passion for photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take 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 digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell online training products and your website is built using WordPress, then there’s a great solution you may want to keep in mind.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used on over 7,000 websites and makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A course contains training modules and modules comprise of units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you create new courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose if course students must complete a training unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your courses inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, 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 user messages and user notifications, issue 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit your course settings easily)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the content you have added …
(Create professional training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training course, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Ready To Go To Work In No Time.
WPCourseware installs like any regular WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin user login and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with 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 Expansion Capability
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of using the plugin include:
- Works on all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many unique features to WP users. Below we have listed just some of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with course completion certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to transfer courses to other websites.
Custom User Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages for course participants upon module and course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- 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. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are just a few of the testimonials and comments users have submitted for 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your site, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-training courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to use WP Courseware on one domain only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license lets you install WPCourseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was correct when this content was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Product
WP Courseware will help you develop ecourses quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware plugin that you should definitely add to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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