Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at an astronomical rate year on year.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from office productivity and improving self esteem, to courses on stress management and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to share.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling online courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an elearning product that helps people acquire practical knowledge of useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-training courses this article will introduce you to a powerful solution you may want to look into.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A course consists of modules and modules can include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you add a new course, edit course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export data, create custom training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether course participants need to complete a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View training course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
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, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished 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” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of 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 WPCourseware)
Once your e-course is published, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily 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 arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Use Different Types Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides many great features to web site owners. Below we have listed just a few of these:
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 navigate through your course using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive a customized course certificate. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you set up your course on a different WordPress website.
User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user messages to congratulate students upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with one click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WPCourseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Testimonials From Customers
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments 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, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have some “how to” content like tutorials.
Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete refund 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 settings menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WPCourseware on one site only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you run WPCourseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license lets you configure WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was correct at the time this article was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product author when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you would like to develop an online training course, the WPCourseware plugin is a cost-effective and powerful plugin you may want to consider adding to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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