Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from web development and personal productivity, to building healthy relationships and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge to share.
Online Courses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many tools and a great environment for creating and selling online training courses. e-Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, slide presentations, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning and developing effective courses online.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver content,
- Using easy-to-use tools that course students can use immediately to ,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating products that help people gain practical knowledge of useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create training products and your website is built using WordPress, then here is a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
7,000+ websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating elearning courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course includes training modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you add new training courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, create training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether students need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course information inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily 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, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” 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 order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to use shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
Once your training course is published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your WordPress site or blog on your web site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your administrator area and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Works on all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many features to WP users. Here are a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificate Distribution
At the end of a course, you can provide students who successfully complete your training courses with customized certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up a course on other WP sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for students after completing modules and courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to build the course, you can use 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware works with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Testimonials From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that customers have provided 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials already published on your website or blog, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition lets you set up WP Courseware on a single domain. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license lets you configure WP Courseware on 10 sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of the WP Courseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
If you would like to develop elearning products, the WP Courseware plugin is a cost-effective and professional WP plugin you need to know about.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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