Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online teaching sites like Udemy are indicative of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from web design and developing influence, to courses on creativity and photography, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling courses online. Training tools include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, audio courses, web-conferencing apps, online forums, downloadable reports, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning and developing effective training courses online.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-courses that help people learn practical things to others is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses and your site is built using WordPress, then let me introduce you to a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
Thousands of sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes training modules and training modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export course information, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if course students need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your elearning product is published, it can be viewed by logged in authorized members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress web site on your website:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware installs like any regular WP plugin. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your admin user section and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Use with all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides WordPress users with a number of great features. Here are just some:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using 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 Course Members Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a training course certificate. Certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages for students upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And Messages)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add 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. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin users 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials published on your website, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post 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 new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete money-back 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 menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of training step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to run WP Courseware on a single domain. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license option lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the pricing when this content was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you plan to create an online training product, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin you need to know about.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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