Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics, from internet marketing and improving self esteem, to creativity and photography, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need to advance further, but also for businesses that have unique content to share.
Online Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling online courses, but there are also significant drawbacks and challenges.:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools that students can immediately use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom, lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell products online, creating an e-course that helps people acquire practical knowledge and skills in useful subjects is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses then let me introduce you to a powerful plugin that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin Is …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use WP Courseware. The software makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware contains training modules and training modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether course students must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue 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 …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type 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 are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses a range of shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your training course is published, it can be viewed by logged in registered members …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Configure. Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware installs like every other WP plugin. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WP admin area and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or unit with course 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 Expandability
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many great features to web site owners. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
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 your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students can receive course certificates. Training certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Email Message
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Messaging)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials users have written about the WP Courseware 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training 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 content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
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 courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
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 one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of plugin training tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license lets you run WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This enables you to install WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This edition lets you use WP Courseware on 25 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software retails for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell elearning products WP Courseware is a powerful solution you may want to keep in mind.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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