Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ online courses covery every topic imaginable, from office productivity and personal finance, to courses about health and fitness and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain practical skills, but also for individuals that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating courses online. eTraining tools include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio courses, video-conferencing apps, reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to developing courses online.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out the best delivery method,
- Using popular tools that course students can use immediately to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of student motivation, distractions, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a product that teaches people useful things is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an online training product.
(Got skills, knowledge or business interest in photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create ecourses there’s a great courseware solution you may want to consider using.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware comprise of modules and modules can include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create custom certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide whether course participants need to have completed a course section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Creating professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your etraining product, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here 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
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator login and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or unit with course 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 set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to website owners. Here are just some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive customized training course certificates. Certificates of completion can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up training courses on a different website.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email messages for course participants upon module and course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure your course.
- 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 the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that plugin users have published about 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to run WPCourseware on one WordPress website only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to install WPCourseware on 10 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option allows you to set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin is selling for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you plan to create and sell learning products, WPCourseware is an inexpensive and professional WP solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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