Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eTraining course sites like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from design and leadership, to courses about happiness and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique information to teach.
eCourses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing and selling e-courses. Learning-boosting tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, audio training, web-conferencing apps, e-Guides, forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges involved in developing online training courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Figuring out the best training delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an etraining product that teaches people new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an elearning product.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you want to develop and sell an online training course, there’s an inexpensive and powerful solution that you may want to consider.
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WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is the leading online learning management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A course consists of modules and training modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you add a new course, edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export data, modify certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(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.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your web site on your web site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any WordPress plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with 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 Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers a number of great features to website owners. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are 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 a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to move your course to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with one click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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 helps track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that users have written 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
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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 already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you already have loads of “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% 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 provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license option enables you to configure WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WPCourseware on 10 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you install WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price when this article was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information here:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell e-courses, WPCourseware is a powerful WordPress solution that you should definitely know about.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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