Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from business and personal transformation, to courses about happiness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective courses online include:
- Working out the best methods to deliver training content,
- Using familiar tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an e-course that teaches subjects in strong demand is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you want to develop training products, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware solution you may want to consider adding to your site.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware consists of modules and modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you decide if course participants must complete a course section before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all course information inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit course details)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WP admin user login and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Use with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides site owners with many unique features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using 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 Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Issue course participants with course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grade with a single click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build your 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 instructor grade book helps you track how students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials users have written 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% money-back 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 settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Licensing Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WP Courseware on a single web site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This option lets you run WPCourseware on ten web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 25 websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Info
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you would like to create ecourses, WPCourseware is a cost-effective and powerful courseware solution you may want to consider using.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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