Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online training and elearning.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from business and personal brand building, to building healthy relationships and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique educational content to teach others.
eCourses – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning training courses online include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Using popular tools and technologies that learners can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, student boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating ecourses that help people gain new skills is a great way to grow a list or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation 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 or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every subject where there is strong interest and a demand to learn can be taught online.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business 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 new product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell teaching courses this article will introduce you to a powerful solution that you may want to add to your site.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a leading online course management system plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating training courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, courses comprise of modules and training modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export data, create custom training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can decide whether students must complete a course section before they can advance to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating 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 order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be viewed by members with exclusive access permission …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your website:
Easy Installation
WP Courseware installs just like any other plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar 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 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, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use on all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides many features to WP users. Here are some of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants with customized training course certificates. Certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function lets you set up training courses on other WordPress sites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and communicating on 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 to students with their final grades with just one click …
(Custom User Message – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Membership Site & e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments users have submitted regarding 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your website or blog, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable etraining courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to install WP Courseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 10 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install The Plugin
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop an online training product, WPCourseware is a powerful plugin you may want to add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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