Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online training and elearning management systems.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from marketing and personal development, to courses on health and fitness and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain practical skills, but also for individuals that have something to share.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating and selling courses online. Learning-boosting tools include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, audio courses, web-conferencing, online forums, eGuides, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning and developing effective e-courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that course students can use immediately to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information products, creating a course that teaches new skills is a great way to grow a list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be turned into an e-learning product.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-training courses here’s a powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes modules and modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new training courses, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, add training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you decide if participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all course information inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, 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 modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(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.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Creating professional-looking training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your etraining product, it can be viewed by members with exclusive permission to access the information …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with course 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 plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware provides many unique features to WP users. Here are a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with 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 certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages for trainees upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Membership & e-Commerce Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are just a few of the testimonials plugin users have written 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, 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 – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some educational content like tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full money-back 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 options and settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to install WP Courseware on one website only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to run WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the plugin retails for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the software developer when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you plan to develop and sell learning products, WPCourseware is an inexpensive and professional courseware plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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