Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at an astounding rate each year.
Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable, from office productivity and career development, to courses about stress management and music, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach others.
Online Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing and selling training courses online. Training delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective training courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out the,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, lack of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating ecourses that teach others new skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, 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 every topic where there is interest and a demand to learn can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to develop and sell an online training course, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware plugin that you need to know about.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, e-Courses comprise of training modules and training modules include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you add a new course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your training content, modify certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you decide if learners need to have completed a training section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and 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, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy 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 order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training course, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP admin area and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio files, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with a number of features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll New Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive customized training course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules and courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build your 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Customers
Below are some of the testimonials and comments plugin users 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, 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund 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 area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on one web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you run WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to run WP Courseware on 25 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Product
WPCourseware helps you create e-courses fast. This is a powerful courseware solution you should definitely consider using.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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