Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from marketing and leadership, to creativity and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain new skills, but also for businesses that have unique information to teach others.
eTraining – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many useful technologies and a great environment for developing courses online. Training-boosting tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, audio training, web-conferencing, eBooks, forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver content,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors like lack of human contact, learner boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating etraining courses that teach others useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online 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 passion for fashion photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell an online training product then let me introduce you to a great solution that you need to keep in mind.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is the leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course includes training modules and training modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, edit training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can specify if course students must complete a training unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses 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 ”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating 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 …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Creating training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
Once your training course has been published, authorized users can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress website:
Quick And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like every other WP plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Works with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers web site owners with many great features. Here are some of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as 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 a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates
Students can receive a certificate. Course completion certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up your course on another WordPress website.
User Messaging
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Sites)
User Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments plugin customers have submitted for 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you already have lots of instructional content like tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you install WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to use WPCourseware on 25 web sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this article was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin 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 showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
WPCourseware helps you develop and sell courses quickly and easily. This is a great plugin that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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