Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the tremendous growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and growing your influence, to courses on creativity and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for creating and selling courses online, but there are also many challenges.:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver content,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a learning course that helps people learn new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, 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. Almost every topic where there is strong interest and a demand to learn can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell training products and your site is built with WordPress, then let me introduce you to a powerful plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
WPCourseware is used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating etraining courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course contains training modules and modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export course information, create training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide whether participants need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates 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 …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding 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 order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After your training course has been published, it can be viewed by logged in your registered users …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like any other plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or unit with 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
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides web site owners with many great features. Here are some:
Course Outlines
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 navigate through their course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Course Certificates
Students can receive a customized certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up training courses on a new site.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email messages to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & 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 helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware can be used with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials plugin customers have written 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
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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 – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some educational content like tutorials.
Product Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full 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 shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product License Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on 1 domain only. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you activate WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license allows you to run WPCourseware on 25 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the pricing at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
WP Courseware helps you create ecourses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you should definitely consider using on your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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