Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online courses and elearning.
Electronic training (eTraining) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every topic imaginable, from office productivity and growing your influence, to courses about building healthy relationships and photography, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something unique that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides many useful technologies and a great environment for developing online courses. Learning-boosting tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, web-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, slide presentations, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to developing ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that don’t require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating a product that teaches people useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training course!)
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 your business online for a while, you already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop training courses then there’s a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware contain modules and modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export course information, create certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether students need to have completed a training unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy 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 reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, the content can be accessed by logged in your registered users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your site or blog on your WordPress website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
WPCourseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides site owners with many great features. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete courses can receive a training course certificate. Course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature lets you move courses to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email messages to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials users have submitted for the WP Courseware 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably 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 e-training courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete 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 menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to run WP Courseware on a single WordPress site. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This lets you set up WP Courseware on ten domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This edition enables you to activate WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the product sells for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
WPCourseware will help you create and sell e-courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should definitely consider.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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