Thanks to the internet, 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 students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astounding rate year on year.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from business and personal development, to religion & spirituality and motivation, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content to teach.
eTraining – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective online courses include:
- Working out the best way to deliver content,
- Employing familiar tools that course students can use immediately to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation, lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating e-training courses that help people acquire skills and competency in subjects where there is a high need is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an e-course.
(Got skills, knowledge or business interest in fashion photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business 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 driven by WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-courses then here’s a great solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used on 7,000+ websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware include training modules and modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates of completion, view 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 configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course details inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide 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 details)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply 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 shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, you can restrict content access to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your site on your website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Ready To Use In No Time.
WP Courseware installs like any WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or course unit with course 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 WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of using the plugin include:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers web site owners with a number of features. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Course Certificates
Students can receive a training course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you set up a course on other WP sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for course participants upon module and course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are just a few of the testimonials and comments plugin users have submitted regarding 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 training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital 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.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund 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 available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 plugin training video step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option enables you to run WPCourseware on one WordPress site only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option lets you activate WP Courseware on 10 sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition lets you configure WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was current at the time this article was published. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Our Recommendation
WP Courseware helps you develop an elearning product quickly and easily. This is a great solution that you should definitely look into.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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