Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and elearning systems.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable, from business and personal brand building, to courses on health and fitness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire the skills they need, but also for businesses that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many tools and a great environment for creating and selling elearning courses. eLearning tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, e-Guides, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that course students can use to ,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating e-courses that teach people practical things to others is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-courses and your website is built with WordPress, then there is a great courseware plugin you should definitely check out.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress learning management system plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course comprises of modules and training modules are built from course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new training course, edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you decide if course participants need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
Once your training course has been published, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress web site on your WordPress website:
Ready To Start Using In Minutes
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or course 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 Capability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Use Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to web site owners. Below we have listed some of those features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with course completion certificates. Training course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on a new website.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you create custom user messages for students after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing a quiz. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom User Notifications)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials customers 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, 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website 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 loads of “how to” content like tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one 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 …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you activate WPCourseware on one WordPress website only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Plugin
WPCourseware helps you create and sell an e-learning course fast. This is a great WordPress plugin you should definitely consider using.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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