Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online education sites like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing at an astronomical rate year on year.
Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from office productivity and personal brand building, to courses about stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need to advance further, but also for individuals that have unique educational content to teach.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides great tools and opportunities for developing training courses online. eLearning computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio training, web-conferencing apps, forums, downloadable reports, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning and developing effective training courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out the best way to deliver content,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that course students can use immediately to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating courses that help people acquire practical knowledge of useful areas is a great way to grow a list or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got a business or passion for photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an e-learning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you would like to create ”how-to” courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional courseware plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 sites use the WP Courseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, e-Courses contain modules and modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export training content, modify training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
The courses you add can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether course students must complete a training section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course information inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View details about all training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training 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 reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your site or blog on your website:
Easy & Quick To Install
WPCourseware installs just like every other plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or unit with course 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 Expansion Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Works on all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides many unique features to WP users. Here are just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students who successfully complete your training courses with training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon passing a quiz. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware works with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Feedback From Users
Below are some of the testimonials that customers have written about 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
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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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have plenty of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you already have some instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full money-back 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 menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 “how-to” tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This edition lets you install WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option enables you to use WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price at the time this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin developer when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you want to develop elearning courses, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and professional courseware solution you may want to consider.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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