Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from business and personal brand building, to courses about stress management and motivation, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something valuable to teach others.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides great opportunities and tools for creating and selling training courses online. eLearning tools include Learning Management Systems, online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, forums, PDF reports, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing ecourses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating ecourses that teach others subjects in areas of strong demand is a great way to grow a list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new 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 an e-training product.
(Got a business built around photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell elearning products and your website is powered by WordPress, here’s a great solution that you need to check out.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course management system plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
Thousands of websites use the WP Courseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain training modules and training modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your course information, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware 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 choose whether students need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding 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 rearrange the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering section …
(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 will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site or blog on your WordPress website:
Installation Is Easy, Simple & Fast
WPCourseware installs just like every other plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or course unit with course 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
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio files, videos, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many features to WordPress users. Here are a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Training Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a training certificate. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to set up your course on a different WordPress site.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are just some testimonials and feedback that users have provided for 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some instructional content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-learning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Plugin 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 options and settings menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to install WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on 10 web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing when this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
WP Courseware will help you develop a training product quickly and easily. This is a great courseware plugin that you should definitely look into.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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