Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online training and e-learning management systems.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from marketing and personal transformation, to courses on building healthy relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique information to share.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides loads of technologies and opportunities for creating online training courses. Training performance-boosting tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, audio training, web-conferencing, online forums, eGuides, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective online training courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that do not require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating e-courses that teach useful skills is a great way to grow a list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop online training courses and your website is built with WordPress, then there’s a powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, courses contain training modules and training modules include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you add a new course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export data, create custom training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you decide if participants need to have completed a course unit before they can advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses quickly 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 switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, your registered users can access it …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add courses to your WordPress web site on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your admin section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware offers many features to web site owners. Below we have listed some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your 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 a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with course certificates. Certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to move your course to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And User Messages – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add 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. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments customers have published 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
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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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% 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 provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on 1 site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license option enables you to install WP Courseware on ten web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to configure WP Courseware on 25 websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing shown above was current at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop teaching courses, The WP Courseware plugin is a powerful plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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