Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covery every topic imaginable, from marketing and personal finance, to courses on health and fitness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many tools and a great environment for creating training courses online. Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, eBooks, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning, developing and implementing training courses online.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Using popular tools that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an ecourse that teaches useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for fashion photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you 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 want to develop etraining products, there’s a cost-effective and professional solution that you need to know about.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 sites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of training modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export course information, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to complete a course section before they can progress to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course options)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, authorized members can access the content …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your WordPress site on your site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Use on all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many unique features to WordPress users. Here are just a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
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 while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up a course on a new website.
Email Messages
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass a quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with just one click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Site Integration)
User Feedback
Here are just some testimonials plugin users have provided for the WPCourseware 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, 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
Plugin 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 training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials published on your site, you probably 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 completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-learning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one 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 …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of “how-to” tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This license allows you to set up WPCourseware on one domain only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option lets you install WPCourseware on ten sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license enables you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the WPCourseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing when this article was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the software seller when you visit the 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 details here:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware helps you create e-courses quickly and easily. This is a great solution you should definitely download and add to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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