Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like providing teaching and training courses online and elearning.
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
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from business and building self-esteem, to better parenting and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable!)
This 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.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling online courses. e-Learning computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, slide presentations, online forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing effective ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating etraining courses that teach people useful subjects is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create training courses and your website is built using WordPress, here’s a powerful WordPress plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used on over 7,000 websites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware contain modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, create training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to complete a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses ”at a glance” inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating 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 order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(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” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After your e-course has been published, the content can be viewed by logged in users with exclusive access permission …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress website or blog on your site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your admin user section and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course 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 Expansion Capability
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Use on all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to WordPress users. Here are just some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in while also 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)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function lets you move courses to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants 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 after completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials plugin users 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
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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 website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some instructional content like tutorials.
Product Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Licensing Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to set up WPCourseware on one web site only. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license enables you to run WPCourseware on 10 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option lets you activate WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current price at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Plugin
WPCourseware helps you create and sell ecourses fast. This is a powerful courseware plugin you should definitely look into.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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