Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable, from IT & software and personal finance, to courses on building healthy relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to gain practical skills, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides great opportunities for creating and selling courses online, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Figuring out the best training delivery method,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an e-training course that helps people acquire new skills and competency in subjects that will advance their opportunities to grow or succeed is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-learning product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create e-courses and your website is built with WordPress, there’s a powerful courseware solution you may want to check out.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites use the WPCourseware plugin. The software makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and training modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the admin menu that lets you create a new training course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, edit training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether students need to complete a course section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course settings easily)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After your elearning product has been published, you can restrict content access to registered students only …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio files, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin deliver content accross all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with many great features. Here are some of these features:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Training Certificates
Students can receive a certificate of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware lets you create custom user notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers have submitted for 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 your business online for a while, you probably already have plenty of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product License Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on a single domain. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition enables you to activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was current when this article was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the product author when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Product
WP Courseware will help you develop ecourses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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