Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and elearning.
eTraining is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from web development and personal finance, to courses on religion & spirituality and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective e-training courses include:
- Figuring out the best training delivery method,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a product that teaches others new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks 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 content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-courses and your site is built using WordPress, then let me introduce you to a great WP plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
WPCourseware is used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WP Courseware includes modules and training modules are built from course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide if students must complete a training section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course information inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with 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, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware installs like every other plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or 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 view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Course Certificates
Students can receive course completion certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to move courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email messages for students after completing modules and courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Testimonials From Product Users
Here are just some testimonials customers have submitted regarding 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware 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.
Product Support
The plugin is 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 available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to run WPCourseware on one WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition lets you set up WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license allows you to set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software author when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WP Courseware helps you create and sell a training product fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you should definitely check out.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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