Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and e-learning systems.
eTraining is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from marketing and growing your influence, to courses on parenting & relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing courses online. eTraining computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, audio courses, web-conferencing, forums, slide presentations, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective e-learning courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Figuring out the best method to deliver training content,
- Using easy-to-use tools that do not require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an e-course that helps people gain skills and competency in subjects where there is a high demand is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic where there is interest and demand to learn can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to create an online training product, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is used on 7,000+ sites and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A course contains training modules and modules include units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new training course, edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can decide if participants need to complete a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training course details inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, 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 messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit your course options easily)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding 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 order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
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 …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training course, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your site:
Ready To Go To Work In Very Little Time
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator account and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
WP Courseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Use with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with customized course certificates. Course certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you set up your course on a different website.
User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to structure your course, you can add 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. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WPCourseware can be used with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and comments plugin users have provided for 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
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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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of great instructional content like tutorials have already posted on your site, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable elearning courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
The plugin is very 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” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ plugin training video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option lets you activate WP Courseware on 1 web site only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license lets you use WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license lets you run WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct at the time this review was published. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the product 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 Plugin Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WPCourseware helps you create a training product quickly and easily. This is a great courseware plugin that you should definitely consider using.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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