Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at an astounding rate year on year.
Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from web design and personal productivity, to religion & spirituality and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ e-courses 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 acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for creating and selling ecourses. eTraining computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, eBooks, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out the best methods to deliver content,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that course students can use to ,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, distractions, etc.
Online Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an ecourse that teaches others useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as 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 business or passion for commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you would like to create training courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain modules and training modules are built using units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your data, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether course students need to complete a training unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all course details inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, 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, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit your course settings easily)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, 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 section)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, the content can be viewed by logged in users with permission to access the information …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your WordPress website on your website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with 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
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers many features to website owners. Below we have listed some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Issue course participants with customized training certificates. Training certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature lets you set up a course on a different WP website.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are just some testimonials plugin users 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, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been 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.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your website, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed 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 tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of video step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 1 domain only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license allows you to use WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition enables you to set up WP Courseware on twenty-five websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product retails for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Plugin
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training course, WP Courseware is a powerful WordPress solution that you may want to look into.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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