Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing at an astronomical rate each year.
Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from marketing and personal transformation, to stress management and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have something to teach.
eLearning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling courses online, but there are also significant challenges and drawbacks.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that learners can use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating courses that help people gain practical knowledge of useful areas is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports 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 probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop training products then there is a great plugin you may want to add to your site.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use the WPCourseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and training modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you decide whether course participants need to have completed a training unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course information ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses very quickly 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, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type 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 section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Create training courses with WP Courseware)
After your training course is published, your registered members can access the content …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress web site:
Be Up And Running In No Time
WPCourseware installs just like every plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator section and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many features to website owners. Here are just some of these features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Issue students with customized certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you set up a course on other WP sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages for trainees upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Integration)
User Feedback
Below are some of the testimonials and comments users have submitted regarding WPCourseware:
“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 marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have published lots of “how to” articles and tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to activate WPCourseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license lets you use WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 25 websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was correct when this review was published. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Plugin
WP Courseware helps you create ecourses quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin you should definitely check out.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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