Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing at a significant rate every year.
Udemy provides over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from internet marketing and personal transformation, to parenting & relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to share.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling e-courses. Learning-boosting tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio courses, video-conferencing apps, eBooks, forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in developing training courses online.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that course students can use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating courses that help people gain commercial skills and competency in subjects where there is a strong demand is a great way to grow a subscriber list 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 a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an online training course.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you want to develop an online training product, there’s an inexpensive and powerful WP solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is the leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WP Courseware plugin is used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and modules are built from course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you create a new training course, edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export data, edit certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you decide if course students need to complete a course section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your elearning product, authorized users can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware installs just like every plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Use with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides many unique features to WP users. Here are some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with course completion certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up training courses on other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom user notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And 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. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how well your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback users have submitted for 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials already published on your site, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on 1 WordPress website only. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product is being retailed for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the 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 showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Product
WP Courseware will help you develop e-courses fast. This is a great plugin you should definitely add to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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