Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online education marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable, from business and personal productivity, to courses on happiness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have something unique that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling elearning courses, but there are also a number of challenges.:
- Working out the best way to deliver training content,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom and lack of motivation, lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that teach others practical subjects to others is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-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 probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell an online training course here’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ websites use the WPCourseware plugin. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware comprise of training modules and modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create new courses, add or edit course modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export your training content, create 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)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can choose if learners must complete a training unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-learning product, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress web site on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs just like every WP plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Works on all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Course completion certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up a course on other WP websites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules and courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Notifications)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build the course, you can use 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials that users have published about 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been 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 digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have published a number of educational content like tutorials.
Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you configure WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This option lets you set up WPCourseware on 10 WordPress websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option allows you to install WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was correct at the time this review was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WPCourseware helps you build e-courses fast. This is a great solution you should definitely download and add to your site.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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