Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online education sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an impressive rate.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from web design and career development, to courses about creativity and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Training – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning courses online include:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools that students can use immediately to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating e-training products that teach people useful things is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as 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 built around commercial photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you would like to create and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and professional solution you need to know about.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used on 7,000+ sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, eCourses comprise of modules and modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new training course, edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export course information, modify certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware 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 decide whether course students must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
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 kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to 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” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, registered users can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your website on your WordPress web site:
Installation Is Easy, Fast And Simple
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training 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 Capacity
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers website owners with many unique features. Below we have listed some of those:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with customized training certificates. Certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option lets you set up your course on other WP sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for students upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete a quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Membership & eCommerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials plugin users have written 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, 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have loads of great instructional articles and tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is very 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” section inside the plugin’s settings menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option enables you to configure WPCourseware on one WordPress website only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license enables you to configure WP Courseware on 10 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on 25 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct when this content was published. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information here:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you plan to create and sell an online training product, the WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you need to know about.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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