Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online covery every subject imaginable, from web design and improving self esteem, to health and fitness and music, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating and selling e-learning courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Using popular tools that learners can intuitively use to ,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating a course that helps people learn useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have plenty of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses and your site is built using WordPress, then let me introduce you to a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of sites use the WP Courseware plugin. The software makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware comprise of modules and training modules are built from units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export your data, add certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you decide if participants need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training course information inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create course completion certificates 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 section)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like any plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP administrator login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a 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 Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to move courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with one click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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 survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware integrates with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Integration)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have published 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have published loads of great instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 1 web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This edition lets you run WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option allows you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WP Courseware plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price above was correct when this content was written. This may not be the actual price set by the software developer 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 demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
WPCourseware helps you develop courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful solution you should definitely check out.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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