Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at a massive rate every year.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from office productivity and personal skills, to courses about religion & spirituality and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for creating online training courses, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Figuring out content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that don’t require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards delivered across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell digital products, creating a course that helps people acquire the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. 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 you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses and your website is built with WordPress, then here’s a great solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware include training modules and training modules are built from course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether course participants need to have completed a course section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings 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 course information inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, 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, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed 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 built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP admin account and activate.
Very 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 functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or 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 Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with a number of great features. Here are just some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Certificates
Students can receive training certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up training courses on other sites.
Custom User Message
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for course participants upon module or course completion and for communicating 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 grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how your students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials that plugin customers have submitted regarding WPCourseware:
“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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published a number of great “how to” content like tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This allows you to use WP Courseware on a single domain. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license enables you to install WPCourseware on ten web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This edition allows you to activate WP Courseware on 25 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the WP Courseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Product Info
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create an online training course The WP Courseware plugin is a great plugin that you may want to consider.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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