Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from web design and personal finance, to courses on religion & spirituality and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for creating etraining courses. 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, some challenges involved in planning training courses online.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Using popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of human contact, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating a product that helps people acquire useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop another stream of revenue. 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 niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product there’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of training modules and training modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can decide if participants must complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, 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 drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(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 list of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, the content can be accessed by authorized users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your website:
Installation Is Easy & Fast
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress 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
WPCourseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, video, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Use with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides web site owners with a number of features. Here are some of these:
Course Outlines
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 using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive course certificates. Course completion certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you move courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email notifications for students upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials and feedback customers have provided for WPCourseware:
“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
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like step-by-step tutorials published on your website, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full 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 settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This option allows you to set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This enables you to set up WP Courseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to use WP Courseware on 25 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is selling for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell teaching courses The WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you should check out.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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