Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from web development and personal transformation, to courses on better parenting and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire the skills they need to advance further, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to teach.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning e-courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can instinctively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
Online Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating ecourses that help people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an e-learning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you would like to develop e-courses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful WP solution that you may want to consider.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, eCourses consist of modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export course information, add training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
The courses you add can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course information inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can 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 drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind 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 screen)
When you are done creating your module, just 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 modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the content you have added …
(Creating training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
Once your training product has been published, members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your site or blog on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with 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 Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio files, video, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers a number of features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a course completion certificate. Certificates of completion can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments plugin users have submitted for the WP Courseware 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
WPCourseware Plugin – 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 website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option lets you set up WPCourseware on a single domain. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option lets you use WP Courseware on 10 websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option allows you to install WPCourseware on 25 sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software developer when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
WPCourseware helps you build and sell ecourses fast. This is a powerful courseware plugin you should definitely download.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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