Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing e-training courses and e-learning systems.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astounding rate.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from IT & software and developing influence, to courses about parenting & relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing etraining courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that course students can use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, potential lack of motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating a product that helps people learn practical skills is a great way to grow a list and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation 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 industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. 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 new digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell teaching courses here’s a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, training courses consist of training modules and modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, create certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can decide if participants need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user 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, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the options and settings you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your training product is published, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site or blog on your web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware installs like every other WP plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator account and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with 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 Capacity
WPCourseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides site owners with many features. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses 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 a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Issue course participants with training certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to move your course to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications for trainees after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
Testimonials From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments 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 online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any post or page 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, thirty day, full 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 menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This option lets you activate WPCourseware on 1 domain only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license allows you to install WPCourseware on ten domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on 25 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing shown above was current when this content was published. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Plugin
If you plan to create e-learning products, WPCourseware is an inexpensive and powerful WordPress solution that you need to know about.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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