Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing at an astronomical rate year on year.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from IT & software and personal brand building, to courses about building healthy relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective training courses online include:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools that do not require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods 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 lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an e-course that helps people learn useful things is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Creating products 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. Almost anything can be turned into an etraining course.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. 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 digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses then there’s a powerful plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
7,000+ WordPress websites use the WP Courseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating elearning courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, e-Courses comprise of modules and modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can decide whether course students must complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form 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 Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the options and settings you have configured …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your website on your web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like every plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or 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 Expansion Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with a number of great features. Here are just a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as 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 students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Certificates
Issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with certificates. Course certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to transfer your course to other websites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user notifications to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to structure 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how well your students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials customers have provided for the WPCourseware 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some “how to” articles and tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete 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 settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of “how-to” tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license enables you to set up WPCourseware on 1 site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option enables you to install WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase the WPCourseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software author when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
If you want to create and sell training courses, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and professional courseware plugin you may want to consider.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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