Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
eTraining is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from web development and building self-esteem, to courses about happiness and music, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective training courses online include:
- Figuring out the best training content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that learners can instinctively use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell digital products, creating a product that helps people acquire practical knowledge of useful subjects is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem 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 already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create an online training product and your website is driven by WordPress, then let me introduce you to a powerful courseware solution that you should definitely look into.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites use WP Courseware. WP Courseware makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of training modules and training modules include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add new courses, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, create custom training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to complete a training unit before they can advance to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training course information inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course settings easily)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of 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. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Creating professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, authorized users can access the content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress web site on your web site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware installs like every plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or course 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, video, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Works with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware provides website owners with a number of great features. Here are just a few:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have 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 your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Issue students with training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to move courses to other sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for trainees upon module or course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with just one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build your course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have published about 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, 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 online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some instructional articles and tutorials published on your website or blog, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund 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 provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of video step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to install WP Courseware on a single site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to set up WPCourseware on ten web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 25 domains. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Info
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell learning courses, WPCourseware is a great courseware plugin that you may want to look into.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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