Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from marketing and personal finance, to courses about health and fitness and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective online courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating e-courses that teach practical things to others is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got a passion for photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell an online training product there’s a great courseware plugin that you should definitely check out.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites use the WP Courseware plugin. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, courses contain modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the admin menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can decide whether learners need to complete a training section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View information about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user 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 …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After your etraining course is published, the content can be accessed by registered users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your site:
Installation Is Easy, Simple And Quick
WPCourseware installs like any WordPress plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or 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 Capacity
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with many features. Here are just a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificate Distribution
At the end of a course, you can provide students with customized certificates. Course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option lets you move courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user messages for 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 the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build your course, you can use 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 will help track how well your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are some of the testimonials that plugin users have published about the WP Courseware 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
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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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page 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 e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
WP Courseware Support
WPCourseware is 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 menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license allows you to configure WP Courseware on a single web site. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license option allows you to use WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please 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 current pricing at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install The Product
If you plan to develop an online training product, the WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin that you need to know about.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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