Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing online courses and elearning.
e-Training is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from marketing and personal skills, to courses on religion & spirituality and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning and developing effective online courses include:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that don’t require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as lack of face-to-face contact, lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating courses that help people acquire useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
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 ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you plan to develop e-courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional WP solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 sites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A course consists of training modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, add certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify whether course students need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
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” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create professional training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After your training product is published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware installs just like every WP plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP administrator section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, 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
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using the plugin include the following:
- Use on all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides web site owners with many features. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificates
Students can be issued with a course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on a different WP site.
User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user notifications for students after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing the quiz. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that users have submitted for 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
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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 – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post 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, 100% 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 settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option lets you configure WPCourseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license enables you to run WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license enables you to install WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current price when this review was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create e-courses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you may want to consider.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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