Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning systems.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online teaching sites like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an impressive rate.
Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from marketing and personal skills, to creativity and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need to advance further, but also for businesses that have unique content to share.
eTraining – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning e-training courses include:
- Figuring out the best methods to deliver content,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that learners can use intuitively to ,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating courses that help people acquire useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic imaginable can be turned into a training course.
(Got a passion or interest in commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you would like to develop an online training product, there’s a cost-effective and powerful plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
WPCourseware is used on thousands of WP websites and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware contains modules and training modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, add certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
The courses you add can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether participants need to complete a training section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as easy 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 Modules & Units” screen …
(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 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 …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display 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 e-course, the content can be viewed by your registered users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress site or blog on your WordPress site:
Installation Is Easy
WP Courseware installs like every other WordPress plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll New Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Issue students with training certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you transfer courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And Messages)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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 CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Integration)
Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials plugin users 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, 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 online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published loads of great instructional articles and tutorials.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% 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 a list of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Licensing Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to use WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option lets you set up WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current price at the time this content was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install The Product
WP Courseware will help you create e-training courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware plugin that you should definitely check out.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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