Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from web design and building self-esteem, to courses about religion & spirituality and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for creating and selling ecourses. Learning performance-boosting delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, audio training, video-conferencing, forums, downloadable reports, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning and developing effective ecourses.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver training content,
- Using familiar tools that don’t require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating an e-course that teaches others new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every subject where there is a strong interest and demand to learn can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for commercial photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem 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 already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses and your site is driven by WordPress, then here’s a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites use the WP Courseware plugin. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, courses comprise of training modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export course information, edit certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can decide whether course students need to have completed a training section before they can progress to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside your admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(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.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Creating training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, users must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your website:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware installs like every other plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with course 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 Capability
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Works on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides website owners with a number of features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Issue course participants who successfully complete training courses with training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you set up training courses on a different WP website.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for trainees after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are just some testimonials that 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on a single WordPress site. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license lets you use WPCourseware on 10 WordPress websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product retails for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create training products The WP Courseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you should definitely look into.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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