Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from office productivity and improving self esteem, to courses about happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach.
e-Courses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating e-courses. eLearning computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, eBooks, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning and developing effective etraining courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can instinctively use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, learner boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a training product that teaches people useful things is a great way to attract new subscribers and 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 industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you want to develop and sell an online training course, there’s a cost-effective and professional WP solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A course includes training modules and training modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export data, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can specify if participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course information inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, 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, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form 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 ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to use a range of shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your elearning course, the content can be viewed by members with permission to access the information …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your WordPress website or blog on your web site:
Installation Is Easy, Quick And Simple
WP Courseware installs just like any other WP plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or 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 Expansion Capability
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Works with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many features to WP users. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates
Students can receive a customized certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you move courses to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And User Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials that plugin users have written 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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your site, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete plugin training step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to install WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This enables you to run WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to use WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Product
WP Courseware will help you develop and sell ecourses quickly and easily. This is a great courseware solution that you should definitely add to your site.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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