Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from web development and improving self esteem, to courses about better parenting and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to gain new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable educational content to teach.
e-Training – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing and selling online courses. eLearning delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, audio training, web-conferencing, forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing effective training courses online.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can intuitively use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, distracting environments, etc.
Online Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating courses that teach useful subjects is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
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 your business online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-learning courses and your site is built using WordPress, then let me introduce you to a great WordPress solution that you may want to consider.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course management system plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, e-Courses comprise of training modules and training modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new course, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export course information, modify certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can specify if course students need to have completed a training unit before they can advance through to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your training course has been published, it can be viewed by logged in your registered users …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress website:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
WP Courseware installs just like every other plugin. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or unit with 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 create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware provides WP users with a number of great features. Here are some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Course Certificates
Students can receive customized training course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you set up training courses on a different website.
Custom User Message
WPCourseware lets you create custom user notifications for students after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(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 survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are just some testimonials that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete 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 explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition enables you to use WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option allows you to activate WP Courseware on ten web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you activate WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing the WPCourseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the software retails for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information here:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Our Recommendation
WPCourseware helps you create and sell learning products quickly and easily. This is a great courseware solution you should definitely consider.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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