Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from business and leadership, to courses on better parenting and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something unique to teach others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
The internet provides tremendous opportunities for developing ecourses. e-Learning tools include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio training, video-conferencing apps, reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective online courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Figuring out the best delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that learners can immediately use to ,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom and lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a training product that helps people gain the skills they need is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses then there is a powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware contains modules and training modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you decide if course participants need to complete a training section before they can advance to the next section …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your e-training course is published, registered members can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress website:
Ready To Use In Minutes
WP Courseware installs like every other WP plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or course unit with 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 Expandability
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with a number of features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your 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 a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up a course on another WordPress site.
Custom User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications for students upon module and course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Integration)
User Feedback
Here are just a few of the testimonials and comments plugin users have published 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 marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have loads of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 training tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 1 site only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you set up WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the product author when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you plan to create and sell e-training courses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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