Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from office productivity and improving self esteem, to courses about health and fitness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for creating ecourses. Learning-boosting tools include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, audio courses, video-conferencing, online forums, eBooks, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning and developing effective online courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Working out the,
- Using popular tools that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating a course that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create an online training course then here’s a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 sites use the WPCourseware plugin. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware consists of training modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, create custom certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if learners must complete a course unit before they can advance through to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all courses inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your e-course is published, the content can be accessed by authorized members …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or 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 WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio files, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to website owners. Here are just some of those features:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Completion Certificates
Issue course participants with customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to transfer your course to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for students after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WP Courseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to structure the course, you can use 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. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are some of the testimonials that plugin users have provided for 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, 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
Useful 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 training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published lots of “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license allows you to configure WPCourseware on 1 site only. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you set up WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license option lets you run WPCourseware on twenty-five domains. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the product is selling for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
If you want to create and sell training products, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress plugin you need to know about.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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