Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from business and personal finance, to courses on building healthy relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something valuable to share.
Online Training – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for creating online training courses. eLearning tools include Learning Management Systems, online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, eBooks, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning, developing and implementing effective courses online.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that course students can use instinctively to access the content,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors like lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a product that helps people learn subjects in areas of high demand is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop another stream of revenue. 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 every imaginable topic can be turned into a teaching product.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-courses and your website is powered by WordPress, there’s a great solution that you may want to check out.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware includes modules and training modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export data, edit certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if participants need to complete a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit course options easily)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, your registered users can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress website:
Easy To Install
WPCourseware installs like any WP plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio files, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware provides site owners with a number of features. Here are just a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to move courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user messages to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing a quiz. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grade with one click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to build the course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- 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 will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware can be used with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Integration)
User Feedback
Below are some of the testimonials and comments plugin customers have written 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, 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 product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete 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 explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to run WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license allows you to install WPCourseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Product
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell teaching courses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP solution that you may want to consider using on your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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