Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online on every subject imaginable, from design and personal skills, to courses on creativity and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content to share.
Online Learning – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing courses online. eLearning computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, audio courses, web-conferencing apps, forums, eGuides, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning elearning courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that don’t require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom and potential lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an etraining course that teaches people useful skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop etraining products here’s a great courseware solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is currently being used in thousands of sites and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, courses comprise of modules and training modules are built using units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, edit course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if learners need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create 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 notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course options)
Adding modules and 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 order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-learning product, the content can be accessed by logged in authorized users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website on your site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Configure. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio files, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware provides many features to WP users. Here are a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Provide course participants with customized course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you move courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email messages for trainees upon module or course completion and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Email Notifications)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware works with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Testimonials From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments that customers 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
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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 Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published a number of instructional articles and tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% 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 settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option allows you to install WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin developer when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP plugin that you may want to consider using.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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