Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online training and elearning management systems.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable, from IT & software and improving self esteem, to building healthy relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have something unique to share with others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing online training courses include:
- Working out content delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell products online, creating a course that helps people acquire the skills they need is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an etraining product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take 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 blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create an online training product here’s a powerful WP solution that can help you.
Our WordPress Product …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress
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 using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
WP Courseware is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether course students need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit your course details easily)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding 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 arrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training product, the content can be accessed by logged in your registered users …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress site on your web site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware installs like every WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or course 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 Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio files, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Works on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to WordPress users. Here are just some of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a course certificate. Course completion certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move your course to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user messages for course participants 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 a mass email to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(Custom Email Notifications And User Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Customers
Below are a few of the testimonials that users have submitted for WP Courseware:
“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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published lots of “how to” articles and tutorials.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition lets you run WP Courseware on a single WordPress website. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to run WPCourseware on ten web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license enables you to install WPCourseware on 25 sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
WPCourseware helps you build e-courses fast. This is a powerful courseware plugin that you should definitely check out.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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