Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from web design and growing your influence, to parenting & relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating and selling e-courses. e-Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, audio training, web-conferencing, online forums, e-Books, etc. There are, however, some challenges involved in planning and developing effective e-courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Using easy-to-use tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating elearning courses that help people gain new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into a training product.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an e-training course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be 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 new product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you want to develop and sell etraining courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin that you may want to consider using on your site.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, courses comprise of modules and modules can include course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add new courses, edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your training content, add certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can choose if students need to have completed a training unit before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training courses inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. 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 content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Creating training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After your e-course has been published, it can be viewed by logged in users with exclusive permission to access the information …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress site:
Very Easy To Install
WPCourseware installs like every other plugin. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides WP users with many features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and 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 using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with course completion certificates. Certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up a course on other sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have provided for the WPCourseware 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of educational content like tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed 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 outsourced business tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete refund 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 settings area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This edition lets you set up WPCourseware on 1 domain only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you use WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you run WPCourseware on 25 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get The Plugin
If you would like to create training courses, the WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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