Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at a significant rate year on year.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from design and leadership, to courses about religion & spirituality and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something to share.
Online Training – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating and selling training courses online. e-Learning delivered via computers and mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, eGuides, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that learners can use intuitively to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors like the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating an ecourse that helps people gain practical knowledge is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, 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 an interest or passion for photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop elearning courses there’s a great courseware solution you should know about.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is currently being used on thousands of sites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, eCourses comprise of modules and training modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you decide if learners need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide 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 easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be viewed by registered members …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your website:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your admin section and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training 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
WP Courseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, videos, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers site owners with a number of features. Here are some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a training course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training course certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to structure your course, 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. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Works With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Feedback From Customers
Here are just some testimonials and feedback plugin customers have submitted regarding 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 yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on one domain only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition enables you to set up WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you configure WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin seller when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
WP Courseware helps you develop e-courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you should definitely consider adding to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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