Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable, from IT & software and improving self esteem, to religion & spirituality and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire the skills they need, but also for businesses that have unique educational content to share.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides tremendous technologies and opportunities for creating and selling online training courses, but there are also many drawbacks and challenges.:
- Figuring out the,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that students can use intuitively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors such as lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a product that teaches others new skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every subject where there is interest and demand to learn can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have plenty of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create an online training product then here is a great courseware plugin that you may want to consider using.
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WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ sites use WP Courseware. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WP Courseware consists of modules and training modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, create custom certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you decide whether learners need to complete a training section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all course details inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View information about all courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily 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 options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of 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, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
Once your etraining course is published, your registered users can access it …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website or blog on your site:
Very Easy To Install
WPCourseware installs just like any WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your administrator section and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Capability
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with a number of great features. Below we have listed some of those:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in while also 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 student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Provide students who successfully complete courses with customized certificates of completion. Course certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications for students upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials that customers 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
WPCourseware Plugin – 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 training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some instructional content like tutorials already published on your website or blog, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on a single website. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to configure WPCourseware on 10 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option lets you set up WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the WPCourseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses WP Courseware is a powerful courseware plugin that you may want to check out.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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