Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable, from design and career development, to courses about happiness and language learning, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge and skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for creating courses online. e-Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, online forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, some challenges involved in planning and developing effective ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Using popular tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating e-learning products that help people acquire practical skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell training products then let me introduce you to a powerful solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress learning management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Thousands of WordPress websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating elearning courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain modules and training modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export course information, edit certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can choose if participants need to have completed a course unit before they can progress to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information 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 course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
Once your e-learning course has been published, your registered users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Quick And Easy Installation
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with course 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to WordPress users. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses 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)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can receive training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you move your course to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications for students after completing modules and courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware works with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers have provided for 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
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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 – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your site, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, 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 WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
WP Courseware Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete 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 area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on 10 sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This allows you to run WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software sells for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get The Product
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell etraining products, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin you should definitely check out.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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