Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (eTraining) 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 teaching sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from IT & software and career development, to parenting & relationships and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content to teach.
Online Learning – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing e-courses include:
- Working out the,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating ecourses that teach useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create e-courses and your website is built with WordPress, then let me introduce you to a powerful plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course management system plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of modules and training modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, add or edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, create certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide if course participants need to have completed a course unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses very quickly 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, 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating 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 order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options you have configured …
(Creating professional-looking training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add courses to your website on your WordPress site:
Easy, Fast And Simple To Install
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers site owners with a number of great features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Students Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive a training certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up a course on a different site.
User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for students upon module or course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Integration)
Feedback From Plugin Customers
Below are a few of the testimonials that plugin customers have written about 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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete plugin training video step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This license lets you set up WP Courseware on a single domain. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you use WPCourseware on twenty-five sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct when this content was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Product
WPCourseware will help you create an e-training course fast. This is a powerful courseware solution you should definitely add to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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