Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and e-learning systems.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from IT & software and building self-esteem, to courses about religion & spirituality and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many tools and a great environment for developing online training courses, but there are also many challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell digital products, creating e-courses that teach others useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into a learning course.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell an online training product and your site is built using WordPress, then there is a powerful plugin that you need to look into.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used in over 7,000 sites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A course includes modules and training modules are built from units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export course information, edit certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add 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 completely customized and configured.
For example, you decide if participants need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside your WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all training courses inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options and settings you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training course, the content can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add courses to your WordPress site on your web site:
Quick & Easy Installation
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator area and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or course 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Works on all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides website owners with many features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via 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 students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to set up training courses on a different WP site.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for students upon module or course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how your students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Feedback From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials that plugin users have submitted 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Product Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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 area provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of “how-to” tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This enables you to install WPCourseware on one website only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This option enables you to configure WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license enables you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software retails for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin seller when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop online training courses WPCourseware is a great courseware plugin that you should definitely check out.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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