Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at a significant rate each year.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable, from business and building self-esteem, to courses on happiness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many useful technologies and a great environment for developing training courses online. Training tools include Learning Management Systems, videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, reports, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning, developing and implementing courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that learners can use instinctively to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards delivered across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating e-courses that teach people practical things is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as 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 ecourse.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks 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 website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to create learning products, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware plugin you may want to consider using.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used in over 7,000 sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course comprises of modules and training modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new training courses, add or edit course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export training content, edit training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether participants need to complete a training section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding 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 reorganize the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, 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” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Creating training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your WordPress web site on your site:
Installation Is Easy, Quick & Simple
WP Courseware installs like every other WP plugin. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or 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 lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides a number of features to WP users. Here are just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as 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 students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students can be issued with a certificate of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Integration)
Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials plugin customers have published about 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
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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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full 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 options and settings menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to install WPCourseware on 1 site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to run WP Courseware on ten web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to use WP Courseware on 25 web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the product sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Product
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell etraining courses, WPCourseware is a powerful WordPress plugin you may want to download.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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