Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning management systems.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from office productivity and personal finance, to courses about building healthy relationships and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content to teach.
eTraining – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing online training courses include:
- Working out the,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that learners can intuitively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an etraining course that teaches people commercial subjects in high interest is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-training course.
(Got a passion for photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell learning products then there is a great plugin you may want to consider.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware comprises of training modules and modules are built using course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export data, modify certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can decide whether students need to have completed a training section before they can advance to the next unit …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course options easily)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. 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 modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, 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 …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After your etraining course is published, you can restrict content access to registered students only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your WordPress site or blog on your website:
Be Up And Running In No Time
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware provides site owners with a number of great features. Below we have listed just some of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Certificates
Students can receive certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you set up your course on other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for students upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with a single click …
(Email Messages – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership And eCommerce Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
User Feedback
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin users have published about 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your website or blog, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full 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 menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WP Courseware on a single site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 10 websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option enables you to install WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
WPCourseware helps you develop and sell an elearning course fast. This is a great plugin that you should definitely download and add to your site.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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