Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the tremendous growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from web design and developing influence, to courses on parenting & relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge to teach.
eCourses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing online courses include:
- Working out the best way to deliver training content,
- Using popular tools and technologies that course students can instinctively use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom and lack of student motivation, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an e-course that teaches useful things is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into a learning course.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for commercial photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell an online training course then here’s a powerful plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used in over 7,000 WP sites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware comprise of training modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, edit certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can choose whether participants need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your courses inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your module, simply 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. WPCourseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your site on your site:
Installation Is Easy
WP Courseware installs just like any regular WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
WP Courseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works 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 Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
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 …
(Track course progress)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Certificates
Provide students with training certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on other websites.
Custom User Message
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are just some testimonials and feedback customers have written about the WP Courseware 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, 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 online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option allows you to use WPCourseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option enables you to run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current price when this article was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Product
If you want to develop teaching courses, WPCourseware is an inexpensive and professional courseware plugin that you need to know about.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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