Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning management systems.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from IT & software and personal transformation, to better parenting and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy 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 businesses that have valuable educational content to share with others.
eLearning – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning ecourses include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that students can use to ,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating ecourses that help people acquire practical knowledge and skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-courses and your site is built with WordPress, here’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your data, edit certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit your course settings easily)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily 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 modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and 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 content you have configured …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, authorized users can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your site or blog on your web site:
Easy To Install
WPCourseware installs just like every plugin. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user login and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
WP Courseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, videos, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware provides a number of features to WP users. Below we have listed some of these features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive training course certificates. Training certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up your course on other WordPress websites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom user notifications to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Use 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware works with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback customers 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
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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 Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on a single web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option enables you to configure WP Courseware on ten websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was current at the time this article was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
WP Courseware will help you create and sell e-courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely check out.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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