Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
eLearning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable, from marketing and career development, to courses about happiness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective training courses online include:
- Working out the best methods to deliver content,
- Employing popular tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating products that teach people commercial subjects in high interest is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online 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 passion for commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an etraining product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell ecourses and your website is powered by WordPress, then here is a great plugin that can help you.
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WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating etraining courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and modules are built from course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you add a new course, edit course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, edit certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if course participants must complete a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all courses inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your elearning course, it can be viewed by authorized members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Ready To Start Using In No Time
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Use on all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides website owners with a number of great features. Here are a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via 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 custom sidebar widget.
As a course 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 participants.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with customized certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to transfer courses to other websites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for trainees 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 trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Custom User Message)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how well your students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have written about 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published loads of instructional content like tutorials.
WPCourseware Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This lets you run WP Courseware on a single web site. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to install WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was current at the time this content was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software seller when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
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Additional Product Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell ecourses, WP Courseware is a powerful solution you may want to download.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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