Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from web development and leadership, to courses about health and fitness and music, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have unique content to teach others.
e-Training – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides loads of technologies and opportunities for creating online training courses, but there are also a number of challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that course students can instinctively use to ,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
Online Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-courses that help people learn practical things to others is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an online training product!)
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 the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you would like to develop and sell e-courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A course consists of training modules and modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your data, modify training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can choose whether course participants must complete a training unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have configured …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
Once your e-course has been published, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your website on your web site:
Easy, Quick & Simple To Install
WPCourseware installs just like any WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin user account and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with 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 Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like video, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many unique features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an 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 students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with customized certificates. Course certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with just one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to build the course, you can add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are some of the testimonials and comments that users have published about 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, 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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published some educational content like tutorials.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” section inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This license allows you to configure WPCourseware on one WordPress website only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on ten websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software retails for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing details here:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell online training products WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely check out.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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