Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from business and personal skills, to courses on creativity and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Training – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing courses online include:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
Online Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an elearning product that helps people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have loads of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop training courses and your website is driven by WordPress, then there’s a powerful courseware solution that you should definitely keep in mind.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin 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 over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course contains training modules and training modules are built from units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export course information, create custom training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to have completed a course unit before they can progress to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your courses inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create 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, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course options)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, the content can be viewed by members with access permission …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress website:
Easy Installation
WP Courseware installs like every other plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or course 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Any Type 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, like videos, audio files, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Use on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides web site owners with many features. Here are some of those features:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course completion certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up your course on other WordPress sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate students upon module and course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete a quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add 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 instructor grade book will help you track how your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
eCommerce & Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials that plugin 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
Plugin 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 digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have published some “how to” articles and tutorials.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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” section inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you configure WP Courseware on a single site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license option allows you to configure WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license lets you install WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you need to check out.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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