Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
e-Training is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at a significant rate every year.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable, from office productivity and building self-esteem, to building healthy relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information to share.
eCourses – Opportunities & Challenges
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for developing training courses online. Learning-boosting computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, audio courses, web-conferencing apps, eBooks, forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in developing e-courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out the best training delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating elearning products that help people learn new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or business interest in commercial photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you want to develop teaching courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful WordPress plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating etraining courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A course contains training modules and training modules are built from units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export data, create custom certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you decide if learners need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about your training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all training courses inside your 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 your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind 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 ”Order Course” settings area …
(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” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your elearning course, the content can be viewed by users with exclusive access permission …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your WordPress website on your website:
Installation Is Easy, Simple & Fast
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Works with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to WordPress users. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course 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 participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a certificate of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up training courses on a different website.
Custom User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user notifications to congratulate students upon module and course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add 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. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how well your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin users have written about 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable learning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Product Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% 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 settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option enables you to use WPCourseware on one WordPress web site only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license allows you to set up WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on 25 sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
WPCourseware will help you create an e-learning course quickly and easily. This is a powerful WP solution you should definitely add to your site.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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