Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covery every topic imaginable, from web development and personal transformation, to courses about happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something to share with others.
eCourses – Opportunities & Challenges
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling training courses online, but there are also many challenges.:
- Figuring out the best method to deliver training content,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that course students can intuitively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating an e-course that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a passion or interest in commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-courses then here is a great courseware plugin that you need to check out.
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WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress learning management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use WPCourseware. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, create custom certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide whether students need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all course information inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user 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 drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
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)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options and settings you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, authorized members can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website on your website:
Really Easy To Install
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or unit with 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 plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides many great features to WordPress users. Below we have listed some of those features:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress 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 Students Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your course.
- 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 course grade book will help you track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware works with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials and comments that plugin 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, 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
WP Courseware – Useful 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 new online training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund 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 settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ plugin “how to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on one website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option lets you set up WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This allows you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software developer when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details here:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP solution that you should definitely look into.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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