Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online education sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at a significant rate each year.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics, from marketing and personal transformation, to stress management and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need, but also for businesses that have valuable educational content to teach.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning and developing effective online training courses include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver content,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that learners can use intuitively to ,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of human contact, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
Online Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an ecourse that helps people learn useful things 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, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic where there is a strong interest and demand to learn can be turned into an e-training product.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create e-courses then there’s a powerful WP solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware includes modules and modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your data, add training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
The courses you add can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can decide if learners need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all courses inside the admin 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 messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished 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” screen …
(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 module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, the content can be viewed by logged in users with exclusive access permission …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Use In Minutes
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator area and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Types 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, like videos, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to website owners. Below we have listed some of these features:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Certificates
Students can receive a certificate of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete the quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have published 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable training courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 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 available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition allows you to use WP Courseware on ten web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option allows you to configure WP Courseware on twenty-five domains. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
WP Courseware will help you develop products quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should definitely consider adding to your site.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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