Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy provides over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from office productivity and growing your influence, to stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to acquire new skills, but also for individuals that have something to teach.
eTraining – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating and selling courses online, but there are also many challenges and drawbacks.:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that students can use immediately to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating ecourses that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an e-learning product.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell an online training product then let me introduce you to a powerful courseware plugin that you should check out.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is the leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
WP Courseware is currently being used on thousands of websites and makes creating etraining courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain training modules and modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export training content, create certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can decide whether course participants need to complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates 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 …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Create training courses easily with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course is published, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress website:
Ready To Start Using In Minutes
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your administrator login and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
WPCourseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers many features to WP users. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Completion Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training certificates …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up training courses on other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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 survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Feedback From Users
Here are just some testimonials and comments that customers have provided for 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
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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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself 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 product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your site, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option lets you activate WP Courseware on 1 web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes 1 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 specials being offered. The price above was current at the time this content was published. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product author 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 current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you want to develop ”how-to” courses, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and powerful plugin that you may want to consider using.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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