Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at a massive rate each year.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable, from marketing and developing influence, to creativity and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Training – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides tremendous tools and opportunities for creating and selling online courses. eTraining delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, PDF reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective elearning courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that course students can use immediately to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, student boredom, distracting environments, etc.
Online Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating ecourses that teach people commercial subjects in high demand 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, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every subject imaginable can be taught online.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you would like to create e-courses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
7,000+ WordPress sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The software makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, create custom training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether course students need to have completed a course unit before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View details about your training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, 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, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type 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” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, 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. WPCourseware allows you to 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 the options you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your training product has been published, you can restrict content access to registered students only …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress web site on your WordPress website:
Ready To Use In No Time
WP Courseware installs like any regular WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or 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 Expansion Capability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with many unique features. Here are just a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via 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 navigate through your course using 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 course students.
Certificates
Students can receive certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages for students after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with one click …
(Email Messages – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to structure your 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership Site & e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
User Feedback
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that users have written about 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 – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have a number of educational content like tutorials.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ plugin training video step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on 1 web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option enables you to activate WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Plugin
WP Courseware helps you create and sell an e-learning product quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should definitely consider.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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