Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from business and career development, to courses about parenting & relationships and photography, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge and skills, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach others.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides loads of technologies and opportunities for creating training courses online. Training delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, slide presentations, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning, developing and implementing effective online training courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out the best training content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an etraining course that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every subject imaginable can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell ecourses and your website is powered by WordPress, then there is a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware includes modules and training modules are built from course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export data, add certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can specify if course students need to complete a training section before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized 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. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(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 module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Create training courses with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course has been published, the content can be accessed by logged in your registered members …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your website or blog on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Use In Minutes
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your administrator section 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 functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with course 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
WP Courseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many unique features. Here are some of those features:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up training courses on another WordPress site.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build the course.
- 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 course grade book helps track how your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
eCommerce & Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware can be used with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
User Feedback
Below are just a few of the testimonials plugin customers have submitted regarding 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
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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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have loads of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you already have some instructional articles and tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% 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 available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to use WPCourseware on 1 domain only. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to use WPCourseware on 10 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition enables you to activate WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was current at the time this article was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the software seller when you visit the 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 Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download This Product
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product, WP Courseware is a powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider using.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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