Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from design and career development, to courses on parenting & relationships and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have something unique that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning online training courses include:
- Working out the,
- Using easy-to-use tools that students can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a training product that helps people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a list and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable subject can be turned into an online training course.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you would like to develop and sell elearning courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional plugin you need to know about.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use the WPCourseware plugin. The software makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware contain training modules and modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if participants need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course details inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type 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 module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Below are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your website on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator section and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio files, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers web site owners with a number of features. Here are a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to training certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(Custom User Message – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build 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 the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that users have submitted regarding 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials already published on your site, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell 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.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very 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 shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product License Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option enables you to install WP Courseware on ten web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license allows you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software is being retailed for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product author when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Product 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.
Download The Product
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product, WP Courseware is a powerful courseware plugin that you need to check out.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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