Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from IT & software and improving self esteem, to courses on creativity and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain new skills and competency in subjects where there is a high interest, but also for businesses that have valuable information to teach.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tremendous opportunities for developing and selling training courses online, but there are also a number of challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out the best training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that course students can use intuitively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-learning courses that help people acquire practical knowledge and skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and 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. Almost every imaginable subject can be turned into an online training course.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you would like to develop and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and professional WP plugin that you may want to consider using.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course management system plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
WPCourseware is currently being used in over 7,000 sites and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the admin menu that lets you add a new training course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, modify certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to have completed a course section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses ”at a glance” inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit your course details easily)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your etraining product, it can be viewed by registered users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Go To Work In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware installs like every WP plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just 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
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers site owners with a number of great features. Below we have listed just some of those:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Students Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with customized certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option lets you set up training courses on other WordPress websites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with one click …
(Email Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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 a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
eCommerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials plugin users have provided for 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, 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license enables you to configure WPCourseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license enables you to set up WP Courseware on ten web sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you run WPCourseware on 25 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software is selling for the prices shown above. This 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 the current pricing information here:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Product
WPCourseware helps you create and sell a training product quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware solution that you should definitely keep in mind.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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