Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online on every subject imaginable, from design and personal brand building, to courses about happiness and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing online training courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Employing familiar tools that course students can use immediately to access the content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, potential lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating products that help people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be turned into an e-course.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have plenty of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-courses here’s a powerful courseware solution you may want to look into.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used on 7,000+ websites and makes creating learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and training modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export course information, create training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if students must complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view training course details ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress 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 clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating 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 order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your etraining product, authorized users can access it …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your admin user account and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Use with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many great features to web site owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training course certificates …
(Course completion certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option lets you move your course to other websites.
Custom Email Message
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grades with one click …
(Custom User Message – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to structure your course, 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 the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials plugin users have provided for the WPCourseware plugin:
“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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily 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 well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This lets you activate WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you run WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was current at the time this content was written. This may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell an online training product WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you may want to keep in mind.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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