Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and elearning management systems.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from web development and developing influence, to courses about health and fitness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning, developing and implementing ecourses include:
- Figuring out content delivery methods,
- Using popular tools and technologies that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating an e-course that helps people acquire practical skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-training product.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create e-courses and your site is powered by WordPress, then here is a great WP plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
7,000+ sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of modules and modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your data, modify certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can choose if participants must complete a training unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Creating training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, registered members can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your web site on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to website owners. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Students Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Provide course participants with customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up training courses on other WP sites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the course.
- 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 course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware integrates with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have provided 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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some instructional articles and 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 export/import feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable training courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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 settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option lets you activate WPCourseware on one website only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license lets you activate WP Courseware on ten sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you use WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information here:
Additional Product Info
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
WPCourseware will help you create courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you should definitely consider using on your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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