Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy provides over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from web development and personal productivity, to courses about stress management and music, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach others.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides many tools and opportunities for creating and selling e-courses, but there are also significant drawbacks and challenges.:
- Figuring out content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that learners can use instinctively to ,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating e-courses that help people learn useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract 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 training product.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to develop an online training product, there’s an inexpensive and powerful plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course contains training modules and training modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your data, create certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide whether participants must complete a training section before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about your training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar 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 switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily 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 modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, 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” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After your e-course is published, the content can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your site or blog on your web site:
Easy Installation
WP Courseware installs like any regular plugin. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page 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 dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with certificates. Certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up your course on a new website.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grade with one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
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 your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware works with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of educational articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your website, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export 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 WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Product Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on a single website. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition lets you run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was correct when this review was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the software seller when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you would like to develop e-courses, WP Courseware is a cost-effective and powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider using.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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