Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and elearning.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astronomical rate every year.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from IT & software and developing influence, to courses on religion & spirituality and motivation, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning courses online include:
- Working out the best method to deliver content,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that students can instinctively use to ,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as lack of human contact, boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
Online Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that help people gain practical knowledge is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in 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 take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to create ecourses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
Thousands of websites use WPCourseware. WP Courseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, training courses contain training modules and training modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you add a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export training content, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can choose whether course students need to have completed a course section before they can advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and 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 order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your training course has been published, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator account and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with 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 Capacity
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio files, videos, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to WordPress users. Here are some of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete courses with customized certificates of completion. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to set up training courses on a new WordPress website.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass a quiz. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback plugin 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, 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have already published some instructional content like step-by-step tutorials.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete money-back 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 area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to use WPCourseware on one website only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you install WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license lets you run WPCourseware on twenty-five domains. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the price when this review was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the software developer when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For demo videos showing plugin usage, 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 training products WP Courseware is a powerful courseware solution that you may want to look into.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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