Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a tremendous rate year on year.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from marketing and improving self esteem, to happiness and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something to share.
eCourses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning, developing and implementing courses online include:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that students can instinctively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating a product that helps people acquire useful skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every subject imaginable can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product then let me introduce you to a great courseware solution you may want to consider.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course management plugin.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware contains training modules and training modules are built using units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, add certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide whether learners need to complete a course section before they can progress to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your 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 switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit course details)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. 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 modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your e-course is published, the content can be viewed by users with exclusive access permission …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your web site on your site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or 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 plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, videos, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with many great features. Here are just some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete courses with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to set up a course on other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email notifications for students upon module or course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how well your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are just a few of the testimonials plugin users have submitted regarding 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published lots of “how to” articles and tutorials.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full refund 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 provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition enables you to use WP Courseware on 1 WordPress website only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to run WPCourseware on 10 domains. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Plugin
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell online training products, WP Courseware is a powerful courseware plugin that you may want to look into.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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