Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astronomical rate each year.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from design and personal development, to courses on stress management and music, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective e-courses include:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can use intuitively to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors like the lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
Online Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating etraining products that help people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-learning course.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses there’s a powerful plugin you should definitely know about.
Our Featured WordPress Product Is …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WPCourseware 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 Creation WordPress Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use the WP Courseware plugin. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A course comprises of training modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export data, modify certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide whether course participants need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course details inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your 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 drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, 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 ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, your registered users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Go To Work In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs like every other WP plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or course unit with 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, video, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with many unique features. Here are just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
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 the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Certificates
Issue students who successfully complete courses with certificates. Training certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up your course on other WordPress sites.
Custom Email Message
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Notifications)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build your course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials plugin users have written about 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training 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 there are some instructional articles and tutorials published on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This lets you install WPCourseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license allows you to activate WP Courseware on 25 domains. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the WP Courseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the pricing at the time this content was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
WPCourseware will help you develop and sell elearning products fast. This is a great courseware plugin you should definitely consider adding to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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