Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covery every topic imaginable, from marketing and personal development, to happiness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge and skills of useful areas, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to teach.
eTraining – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning and developing effective e-courses include:
- Working out the best methods to deliver training content,
- Using familiar tools that learners can use intuitively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used 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, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating a course that helps people acquire skills and competency in subjects that will advance them further is a great way to grow a list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem 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 training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell elearning courses and your site is driven by WordPress, then there is a great WordPress solution that you may want to consider using.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export data, add training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether students must complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can 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 ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Create professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-training course, the content can be viewed by logged in members with permission to access the information …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress site:
Easy Installation
WPCourseware installs like any other WordPress plugin. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin account and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a 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 plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Here are just some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Certificates
Students can be issued with a course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Message
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(Custom User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to structure the course, 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 survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how your students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Integration)
Testimonials From Product Users
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have submitted for 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, 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your site, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license enables you to use WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option lets you use WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Plugin
WPCourseware will help you develop e-courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely keep in mind.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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