Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every topic imaginable, from design and building self-esteem, to courses on health and fitness and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating ecourses. e-Learning tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, e-Books, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing e-learning courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), potential lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating an e-course that helps people learn useful subjects is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you would like to develop online training courses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful plugin that can help you.
Our WordPress Product …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is used on over 7,000 sites and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A course comprises of training modules and training modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if learners need to complete a training section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily 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 ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Create professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After your e-training product is published, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your WordPress web site on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware installs like every other WordPress plugin. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The WPCourseware 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 anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Works with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides web site owners with many great features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a customized training course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Course completion certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move courses to other websites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate students upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon passing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with one click …
(Custom Email Message – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how well your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware works with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments customers have provided 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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 area provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license enables you to set up WPCourseware on 10 sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install The Product
WP Courseware will help you develop courses fast. This is a powerful plugin that you should definitely add to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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