Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from IT & software and personal productivity, to courses about creativity and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective courses online include:
- Working out the,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, student boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating an ecourse that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every subject where there is strong interest and a demand to learn can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, 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 yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you plan to create an online training course, there’s a cost-effective and powerful solution you need to know about.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use WP Courseware. WP Courseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course comprises of modules and training modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware 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 course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide if course students need to have completed a course section before they can advance through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Creating training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Use on all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware provides many features to site owners. Below we have listed some of these features:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Students Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Students can be issued with course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with a single click …
(Custom User Message – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build your course, you can use 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers have written 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, 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials already published on your website, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export 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 new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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 settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option enables you to activate WPCourseware on 10 web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to use WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software seller 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:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you would like to develop and sell ecourses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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