Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online education sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and leadership, to courses about parenting & relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ online courses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something unique to share with others.
Online Training – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling e-learning courses. Training tools include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing effective online training courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Figuring out content delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom and potential lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating a product that helps people gain useful skills 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, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you want to create and sell e-learning courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful plugin that you may want to consider.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – 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 and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used in thousands of sites and makes creating elearning courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, eCourses contain training modules and training modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your data, create certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can specify whether participants must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit course settings)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering 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.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your etraining course, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Ready To Go To Work In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your administrator area and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with course 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides a number of features to website owners. Here are some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with customized training course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training course certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option lets you move your course to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom user messages to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware works with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that plugin users have published about 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
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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 marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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 area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you run WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you configure WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software sells for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller 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 current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
WP Courseware will help you develop products fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin that you should definitely consider using.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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