Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning management systems.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a significant rate.
Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable, from IT & software and leadership, to courses on building healthy relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing training courses online. eLearning tools include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio courses, web-conferencing apps, slide and multimedia presentations, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to developing online courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Using easy-to-use tools that course students can intuitively use to ,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading scores,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating etraining courses that help people gain practical knowledge is a great way to grow a list or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be taught online.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell an online training product then here’s a great solution that you may want to consider using.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify if students need to complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After your e-learning product has been published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Implement. Ready To Go To Work In Minutes.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP admin user section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many features to WordPress users. Here are a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students can be issued with a customized certificate of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up a course on a new website.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after passing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials plugin customers 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
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 training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Licensing Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software seller 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 pricing here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
WP Courseware helps you create ecourses fast. This is a powerful plugin you should definitely consider adding to your site.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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