Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online training and elearning systems.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable, from design and personal skills, to building healthy relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
This 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.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing e-courses include:
- Figuring out the,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that learners can use to ,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a training course that helps people gain new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in fashion photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have loads of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses and your website is driven by WordPress, then here’s a powerful plugin that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading online learning management plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
WPCourseware is used in 7,000+ websites and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export course information, create certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can decide if course participants need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and 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 content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
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 allows you to insert course and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After your e-course has been published, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your site on your WordPress website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user account and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with 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, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, video, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides a number of great features to website owners. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Certificates
Provide students with training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email messages for trainees after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after passing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(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 course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some educational articles and tutorials already published on your website or blog, you probably 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 training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Product Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back 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 menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This option lets you install WPCourseware on 1 WordPress site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This edition enables you to install WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for the WP Courseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the software seller when you visit the plugin 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 ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-training courses, WPCourseware is a great plugin that you may want to consider.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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