Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from marketing and personal transformation, to courses on health and fitness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 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 unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides loads of opportunities for creating and selling e-courses. Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio training, web-conferencing, forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning and developing effective training courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
Online Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating products that teach others practical things to others is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every topic where there is interest and demand to learn can be turned into an online training course.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell etraining products and your site is built with WordPress, then here’s a great courseware solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ sites use WPCourseware. The software makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WP Courseware comprises of modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your training content, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course information ”at a glance” inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, 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” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Creating training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, registered users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your WordPress site on your site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Use In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin login and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Expandability
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Use with all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you set up training courses on a different site.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments plugin customers have written about 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
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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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you already have some “how to” content like tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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 shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of plugin training tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product License Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition enables you to run WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you install WPCourseware on 25 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the WP Courseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged 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 Product Info
For demo videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses The WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you may want to consider using.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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