Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from marketing and growing your influence, to courses on building healthy relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing and selling training courses online. Training-boosting delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, forums, slide presentations, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in developing training courses online.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as lack of human contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating e-courses that help people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into a training course.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop an online training course and your website is driven by WordPress, this article will introduce you to a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, eCourses include training modules and training modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export training content, create custom certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if course participants need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View details about all courses inside your admin 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 course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course options easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the information you have added …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course has been published, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add courses to your WordPress site on your WordPress site:
Installation Is Easy, Simple & Quick
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator login and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course 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 Capability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio files, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Use with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers web site owners with many features. Here are a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Certificates
Students can be issued with a certificate of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course completion certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to transfer your course to other sites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom user notifications to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials users have written about 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
***
“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 – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have some educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete money-back 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option lets you use WP Courseware on a single web site. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you use WP Courseware on ten domains. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you install WP Courseware on 25 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the WPCourseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Product
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses, WP Courseware is a powerful courseware solution that you should look into.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
***
***