Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from web development and personal finance, to courses on better parenting and motivation, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for individuals that have something to share with others.
e-Learning – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating and selling ecourses, but there are also many challenges.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that don’t require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a course that teaches people commercial subjects in strong interest is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable subject can be turned into a teaching product.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell elearning courses here’s a powerful WP plugin that you may want to look into.
Our WordPress Plugin Is …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating etraining courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course consists of training modules and modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, modify certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if students must complete a training unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view training course information ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates 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 ”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, it can be viewed by your registered users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your site or blog on your website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In No Time.
WPCourseware installs just like any regular WP plugin. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin account and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new 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 Capacity
WP Courseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, video, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many unique features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with customized training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon passing a quiz. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – User Messaging)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the 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 survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
eCommerce & Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Product Users
Here are a few of the testimonials that customers have published about 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like step-by-step tutorials published on your website or blog, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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 area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 1 web site only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to run WPCourseware on 25 domains. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was correct at the time this article was published. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Plugin
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop an online training course WP Courseware is a great solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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