Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eTraining course sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from marketing and growing your influence, to courses about happiness and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to acquire new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge to share with others.
e-Courses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing e-courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out the best training delivery method,
- Employing popular tools that don’t require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, distractions, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a product that helps people learn useful skills is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell teaching products and your website is built using WordPress, then there is a great plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware consists of training modules and training modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to the menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export data, edit certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can choose whether course students must complete a training section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course information inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course information inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, 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” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training product, the content can be accessed by your registered members …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site or blog on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In No Time.
WP Courseware installs like every WP plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar 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 arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Types Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Works on all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificates
Students can receive a customized training certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course completion certificates …
(Training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you move courses to other websites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WPCourseware works with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback that customers have submitted regarding WP Courseware:
“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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full refund 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 settings menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on one website only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This lets you set up WPCourseware on 10 sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WP Courseware will help you develop a training course quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely consider.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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