Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal transformation, to courses about creativity and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain useful skills, but also for individuals that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating and selling online courses. e-Training tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning and developing effective ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors such as lack of human contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating courses that teach people new skills is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic imaginable can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses then there is a powerful courseware solution you may want to consider.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A course comprises of modules and modules are built using units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, edit certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can specify if participants need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course details inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, 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 Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your site:
Easy, Quick And Simple To Install
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin account and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with 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
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio files, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Course Certificates
Students can be issued with training course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option lets you transfer courses to other websites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages for students upon module and course completion and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with one click …
(Email Messages – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your course.
- 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how your students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials plugin users 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published some “how to” content like tutorials.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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 settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option lets you use WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on ten websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license allows you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WPCourseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is selling for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin developer 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 current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Product
WPCourseware helps you create and sell e-courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP plugin that you should definitely consider using on your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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