Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at a massive rate year on year.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from internet marketing and personal productivity, to creativity and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides many opportunities and tools for developing and selling online training courses. eTraining computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio courses, web-conferencing, eGuides, forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to planning e-courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that learners can intuitively use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-learning courses that teach people practical skills to others is a great way to grow a list and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell ecourses then here is a great plugin you need to check out.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Thousands of sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of training modules and training modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you create new courses, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, create custom certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can choose if students must complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course details inside your WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, 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 training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have configured …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WP admin area and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
WP Courseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Works with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides site owners with many features. Below we have listed just some of those:
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 your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student 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 …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students can receive a course completion certificate. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to move your course to other websites.
Custom User Message
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications to congratulate students upon module or course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how your students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that customers have written about the WP Courseware 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some educational articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your site, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable training courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of training tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition lets you set up WP Courseware on one WordPress web site only. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This edition lets you use WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WP Courseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin website 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 Info
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
WP Courseware helps you develop products fast. This is a powerful solution that you should definitely look into.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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