Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online teaching sites like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a tremendous rate each year.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online on every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and personal transformation, to courses about parenting & relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing and selling ecourses, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as lack of human contact, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an etraining course that helps people gain practical knowledge and skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every subject imaginable can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an e-training product!)
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 loads of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell etraining products and your website is built using WordPress, this article will introduce you to a great plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course consists of training modules and training modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your data, modify certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide whether course students need to complete a course section before they can advance to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can 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 data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(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 courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After your e-learning course has been published, the content can be viewed by logged in authorized members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers site owners with a number of great features. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates
Students can receive customized certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with just one click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to build your course, 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. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that customers have written about 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, 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete 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 area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of video step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on a single website. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This enables you to set up WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin retails for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses WP Courseware is a powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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