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.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at an astronomical rate every year.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from web development and career development, to courses about building healthy relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses 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, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to share with others.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning, developing and implementing training courses online include:
- Working out the best training content delivery method,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that learners can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a product that helps people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, 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. Anything can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports 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 blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you plan to develop and sell ecourses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin you need to know about.
Introducing …
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 quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes modules and training modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, edit course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, create training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if learners need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training course details inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating 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 units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your module, 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 …
(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 module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your training course has been published, the content can be viewed by your registered members …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your website on your web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In No Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new 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 Expandability
WP Courseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides site owners with many great features. Below we have listed some of those features:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Completion Certificates
Students can be issued with customized course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move your course to other sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user messages for trainees upon module or course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware can be used with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials that plugin users 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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you configure WPCourseware on one site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to run WPCourseware on 10 WordPress websites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product retails for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing here:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you would like to develop ecourses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you may want to consider.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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