Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal productivity, to courses on building healthy relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain skills and competency in practical subjects, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing courses online include:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Using easy-to-use tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating an e-learning product that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or an interest in commercial photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an etraining course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create an online training course and your website is built with WordPress, there’s a powerful WordPress plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is the leading online course management system plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of modules and modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, edit training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can specify whether participants must complete a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View details about your training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create 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 …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your training product is published, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress site or blog on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
WPCourseware installs like any other plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user area and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Use Different Types Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, video, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include:
- Use on all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to site owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Training Course Certificates
Students can receive customized course certificates. Certificates of completion can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up training courses on a new site.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware lets you create custom user notifications for students after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass a quiz. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to structure 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are just a few of the testimonials and feedback that users have provided for WP Courseware:
“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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 “how-to” tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition lets you configure WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to use WPCourseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This lets you run WPCourseware on twenty-five sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Plugin
WPCourseware helps you develop and sell e-courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP plugin that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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