Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at a tremendous rate each year.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable, from office productivity and building self-esteem, to health and fitness and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling e-courses. e-Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, audio courses, video-conferencing, slide and multimedia presentations, forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Working out the best methods to deliver training content,
- Using popular tools and technologies that course students can immediately use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom and lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a product that helps people acquire useful skills and competency in subjects that will advance them further is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an online training course.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell ecourses then let me introduce you to a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Over 7,000 sites use the WPCourseware plugin. WPCourseware makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware contains training modules and training modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if course students need to have completed a course unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses fast 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, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
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 …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the content you have configured …
(Create professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress website on your site:
Really Easy To Install
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your administrator area and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
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
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides website owners with many features. Here are some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a course completion certificate. Certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up your course on other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with just one click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Works With e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware integrates with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials that plugin users have provided for the WPCourseware 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, 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 Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published lots of great educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
WPCourseware Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back 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 menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This edition allows you to run WPCourseware on a single WordPress web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license enables you to run WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to set up WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer 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 Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-courses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you may want to consider using on your site.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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