Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses on every topic imaginable, from web design and growing your influence, to stress management and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique educational content to teach others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides loads of tools and opportunities for creating and selling e-courses. e-Learning delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, eGuides, forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning and developing effective online training courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Using popular tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating a training course that helps people acquire the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every subject imaginable can be taught online.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be 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 digital training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell e-courses here’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used on 7,000+ WordPress websites and makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export data, create custom training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you decide if learners need to complete a course unit before they can advance to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy 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 order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table 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)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your e-course is published, the content can be viewed by users with access permission …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Ready To Start Using In No Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use on all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides website owners with a number of features. Below we have listed some of these features:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via 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 view their course progress 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)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificates
Provide students who successfully complete training courses with customized certificates of completion. Training certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up your course on other websites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages to congratulate students upon module and course completion and communicating on 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 students with their final course grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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 a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials and feedback that 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
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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 Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund 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 options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of training tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to install WPCourseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to install WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was correct when this article was published. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing details here:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
WP Courseware will help you create and sell an elearning course quickly and easily. This is a powerful solution that you should definitely consider.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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