Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from web development and developing influence, to courses on religion & spirituality and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique information to teach others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of developing online training courses include:
- Figuring out the best training delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that do not require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of human contact, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating ecourses that help people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell learning products here’s a great courseware solution you may want to consider adding to your site.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
WP Courseware is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware contain modules and training modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you create new courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export course information, edit training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide if learners need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding 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 training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
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)
With shortcodes, you can add course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Creating training courses with WPCourseware)
After your etraining course has been published, members must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In No Time.
WPCourseware installs like any plugin. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user account and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or course 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
WP Courseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio files, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to web site owners. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Issue students with customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you set up a course on another website.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing the quiz. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And 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.
- 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 your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are some of the testimonials customers have written about WP Courseware:
“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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have published some “how to” content like tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back 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 provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition lets you configure WPCourseware on 1 domain only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license enables you to install WPCourseware on ten web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to use WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the product 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 not be the actual pricing set by the software seller when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Product Info
For ”how-to” videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Plugin
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create an online training product, The WP Courseware plugin is a great solution that you may want to keep in mind.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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