Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from web design and personal transformation, to courses on stress management and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective online training courses include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver training content,
- Employing familiar tools that students can use to ,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an ecourse that helps people gain the skills they need is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. 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 blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-training courses and your site is driven by WordPress, this article will introduce you to a powerful solution that can help you.
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WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ WordPress websites use WPCourseware. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes training modules and modules comprise of units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View information about all courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize 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, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, 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 screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
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. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the content you have configured …
(Creating training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress site or blog on your web site:
Ready To Use In No Time
WPCourseware installs just like every plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress 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 course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few:
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 view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Certificates
Students can be issued with customized certificates. Course completion certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option lets you move courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for students after completing modules and courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with one click …
(Email Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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 – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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, 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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you already have some instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to configure WPCourseware on one WordPress web site only. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license lets you configure WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license option enables you to install WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product author 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 current pricing details:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Product
WPCourseware helps you create training courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you should definitely look into.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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