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.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astounding rate.
Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from internet marketing and developing influence, to courses on happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning 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 unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling ecourses. e-Learning tools include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio courses, web-conferencing, reports, forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning ecourses.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Working out the best methods to deliver training content,
- Using popular tools that course students can use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a course that helps people gain practical knowledge and skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, landscaping or technical writing? 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, that if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to create and sell an online training course, there’s a cost-effective and professional plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Product …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
WPCourseware is used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WP Courseware consists of training modules and training modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, edit certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you decide whether course participants need to complete a course unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress 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 …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your e-training course has been published, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your web site:
Ready To Use In No Time
WP Courseware installs like every plugin. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create 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 organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, video, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to WordPress users. Here are some of these features:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Students Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to set up your course on another WP site.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages to congratulate students upon module and course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can use 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. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
User Feedback
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback customers 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to build 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 new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete money-back 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 a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option enables you to set up WPCourseware on a single WordPress web site. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on 10 websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you activate WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product is selling for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin you may want to keep in mind.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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