Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from marketing and personal skills, to courses about building healthy relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for creating and selling online training courses. Training-boosting computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, audio courses, web-conferencing apps, eBooks, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning and developing effective training courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that learners can immediately use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that help people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell ecourses and your site is built with WordPress, here’s a powerful plugin that you need to check out.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is the leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
7,000+ WordPress websites use WP Courseware. The plugin makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WP Courseware contains modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you create a new course, edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, add certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether course participants need to have completed a training section before they can advance to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training course details inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating 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 order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply 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 modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
Once your e-course has been published, it can be accessed by logged in authorized users …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your site:
Easy To Install
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your administrator section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of 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 arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
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, such as video, audio, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides site owners with many features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course 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 participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to training certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with just one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that customers have published about 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
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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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete money-back 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 settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of “how-to” tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition allows you to activate WP Courseware on 1 website only. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license allows you to use WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of the WP Courseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create an online training product, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you should check out.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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