Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the tremendous growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covery every topic imaginable, from business and personal skills, to stress management and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective online courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Using popular tools and technologies that do not require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an ecourse that helps people acquire new skills and competency in practical subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop a new stream of revenue. 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 a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you plan to create and sell e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional WordPress solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
7,000+ websites use WPCourseware. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course comprises of training modules and training modules include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create a new course, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export course information, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide if learners need to complete a course section before they can advance to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course information inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any other WP plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your admin login and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with 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 Expandability
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers web site owners with many great features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete courses with training certificates. Course certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you move courses to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for course participants upon module or course completion 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 mass emails trainees with their final grade with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build your course, you can add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and comments that customers 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, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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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 already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily 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 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 available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This lets you activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license enables you to set up WPCourseware on ten websites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to use WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell etraining courses WP Courseware is a powerful courseware plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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