Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics, from design and personal productivity, to health and fitness and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating online courses, but there are also many challenges and drawbacks.:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing familiar tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating learning products that help people acquire useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic where there is a strong interest and demand to learn can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell ”how-to” products and your site is built with WordPress, here’s a powerful courseware solution that you need to check out.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating training courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and training modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new course, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, edit certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can decide if participants must complete a training unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course information inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View details about your courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of 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 module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After your etraining course has been published, users must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your admin area and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training 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 arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with a number of great features. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Students Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can receive a training course certificate. Course completion certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you set up a course on other websites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules and courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with just one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Use 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials plugin customers have submitted 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
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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
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of great instructional content like step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
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 etraining courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full 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 a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you run WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This option lets you install WP Courseware on 25 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing details here:
Additional Information
For demo videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get The Plugin
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you may want to keep in mind.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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