Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing at an astounding rate.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from IT & software and personal transformation, to stress management and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to teach others.
e-Learning – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning online training courses include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can immediately use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating a product that helps people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell an online training product here’s a powerful courseware plugin that you may want to consider adding to your site.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is currently being used on over 7,000 websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware include modules and training modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export course information, create custom certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily 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 data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course options)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form 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 ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, users must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site or blog on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up. Ready To Go To Work In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user area and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with course 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 Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers web site owners with many 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 the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up training courses on other sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages for students after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware integrates with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Customers
Below are just a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have submitted for 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” articles and tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable elearning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on ten web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of the WPCourseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the plugin sells for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software developer when you visit the 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 here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-learning courses The WP Courseware plugin is a great courseware solution that you may want to look into.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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