Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable, from marketing and improving self esteem, to religion & spirituality and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides many useful tools and a great environment for developing and selling training courses online. Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio courses, video-conferencing, forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective online training courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out the,
- Using popular tools and technologies that course students can use intuitively to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of motivation, lack of focus, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating a product that teaches others practical things is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-learning course.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-courses here’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Product Description
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used in thousands of WP websites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and training modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you create a new course, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, edit certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether participants need to have completed a training section before they can progress to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create professional training courses with WP Courseware)
Once your training product is published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress website:
Easy To Install
WP Courseware installs like every plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your admin user login and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes 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 course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
WP Courseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, video, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content accross all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides a number of great features to website owners. Here are just some of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you set up your course on other WordPress websites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
eCommerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training 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.
Product Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back 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 options and settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you activate WP Courseware on 1 website only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license enables you to use WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license allows you to activate WP Courseware on 25 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Plugin Info
For demo videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create learning products, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP plugin you should look into.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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