Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and elearning systems.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses on every topic imaginable, from marketing and personal development, to religion & spirituality and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something valuable to teach.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing ecourses include:
- Figuring out the,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), potential lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a training course that teaches useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell learning courses then let me introduce you to a great courseware solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress course management plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress websites use WPCourseware. The plugin makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WP Courseware includes training modules and training modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export course information, create custom certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you decide whether course students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table 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 training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your etraining course has been published, registered users can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your website or blog on your website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Go To Work In Minutes.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with 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 Capability
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with many great features. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages 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 course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive a customized course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to move your course to other websites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate 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 successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And User Messages – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to structure the course, you can use 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are just a few of the testimonials plugin customers have provided for 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, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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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 online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Product Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition allows you to activate WP Courseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license lets you set up WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was current when this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the product site 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 Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WP Courseware will help you build a training product fast. This is a powerful plugin that you should definitely look into.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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