Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like providing teaching and training courses online and e-learning management systems.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online teaching sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at an astounding rate.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from web design and developing influence, to courses about stress management and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for creating and selling e-learning courses, but there are also many challenges.:
- Working out the best training content delivery method,
- Employing popular tools that learners can use instinctively to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell products online, creating a product that helps people learn useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every subject imaginable can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports 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 the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to develop and sell etraining products, there’s an inexpensive and professional solution you may want to consider.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is used on thousands of WordPress sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware comprises of training modules and modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, edit certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether students need to have completed a course section 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 courses inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses 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 and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, 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 training modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your etraining course has been published, registered users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your site on your WordPress site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Configure. Ready To Go To Work In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like any plugin. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content accross all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Course Members 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 training courses with customized certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you transfer courses to other websites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages for students upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing a quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Notifications)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have provided for 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, 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ “how-to” tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This edition allows you to configure WP Courseware on 1 website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option allows you to use WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license lets you configure WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product 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 current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware will help you create and sell a training course quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware solution that you should definitely consider adding to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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