Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astronomical rate every year.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from web design and leadership, to stress management and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire commercial skills and competency in areas of interest, but also for businesses that have something unique that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating training courses online, but there are also many challenges.:
- Working out the,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that learners can instinctively use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like the lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an e-course that helps people learn practical subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. 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. Just about every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or business interest in fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, 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 the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create teaching products and your website is driven by WordPress, then there is a great courseware solution that you may want to keep in mind.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Product Description
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WP Courseware comprises of modules and training modules include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export course information, create certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify whether learners must complete a training section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view training course information ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple 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 content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the content you have configured …
(Create professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, it can be viewed by registered members …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your site on your web site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator login and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of the plugin include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Here are just some of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Message
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user messages for trainees after completing modules or courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(Custom Email Notifications And User Messages – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add 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 survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback users have written about WPCourseware:
“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 your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete refund 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 options and settings area provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 1 WordPress website only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition allows you to run WP Courseware on ten websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the product is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Plugin
WPCourseware helps you build a training course quickly and easily. This is a great WP solution you should definitely add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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