Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at an impressive rate each year.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from internet marketing and developing influence, to building healthy relationships and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge to share with others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for developing online courses. Learning-boosting delivered via computers and mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, slide presentations, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning and developing effective etraining courses.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a course that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a list or develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses then here’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
Thousands of sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and training modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add a new course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your data, create custom training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you decide if participants must complete a training section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course options)
Adding modules and units is as simple 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 units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training course, users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or course unit with 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like videos, audio files, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides many features to web site owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive a course completion certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to set up a course on a different WP site.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate students upon module and course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials plugin customers have published about the WP Courseware 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 training step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition allows you to use WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license option enables you to use WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the WP Courseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was current at the time this content was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Plugin
WPCourseware helps you develop courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you should definitely consider.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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