Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy are indicative of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from IT & software and improving self esteem, to courses on happiness and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain skills and competency in subjects that will advance their opportunities to grow or succeed, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing online training courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Using popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating e-courses that help people acquire practical skills is a great way to grow a list and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you plan to create and sell teaching courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
7,000+ sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating etraining courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WP Courseware consists of training modules and training modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, modify training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can decide whether students need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses 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 user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind 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 Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your e-course is published, registered members can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your site or blog on your WordPress website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Use. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like every plugin. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, videos, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides many features to website owners. Here are some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students can receive a course completion certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up training courses on another WordPress site.
User Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add 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 helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware works with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials and feedback that customers have provided for 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
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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 marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you install WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option lets you install WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option lets you run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was correct when this content was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Information
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Product
WP Courseware will help you create an e-training product quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should definitely consider adding to your site.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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