Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal transformation, to courses about happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique information to teach.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating and selling etraining courses, but there are also a number of challenges.:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that course students can use immediately to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an e-training product that teaches people useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an e-training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you would like to develop ”how-to” products, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware solution that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin Is …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Product Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of modules and modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create new courses, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, add certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide if learners need to complete a training section before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course information inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can 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 training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert course 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 training courses easily with WP Courseware)
Once your e-training course is published, the content can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware installs like every WP plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or course 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides many features to web site owners. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
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 course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students who successfully complete courses with certificates. Certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with just one click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build the course.
- 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 survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials that plugin users have published about 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, 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have loads of great instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product License Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This lets you set up WP Courseware on a single website. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to run WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option allows you to activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software is selling for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product 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 the latest pricing:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-learning courses WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should know about.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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