Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable, from marketing and personal brand building, to courses about happiness and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need to advance further, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating and selling e-courses. e-Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, online forums, e-Books, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to developing e-training courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards delivered across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like the lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating etraining courses that help people gain practical knowledge and skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, 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 your site is built with WordPress and you want to create and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful solution you need to know about.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of sites use the WP Courseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware contain modules and training modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, modify training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can choose if course participants need to complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create professional training courses easily with WPCourseware)
Once your e-training course has been published, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your website on your website:
Ready To Go To Work In No Time
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Type Of 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 embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides many features to website owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are 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 a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates
Provide students with training certificates. Certificates of completion can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature lets you move your course to other websites.
Custom User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user notifications to congratulate students upon module or course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(Custom User Message – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And 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 survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Testimonials From Customers
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have written 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, 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Product Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete money-back 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 settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of plugin “how to” tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WPCourseware on ten domains. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the software retails for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you should look into.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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