Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing at an impressive rate.
Udemy offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from business and leadership, to courses about happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need to advance further, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Learning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing etraining courses, but there are also many drawbacks and challenges.:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Employing familiar tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like the lack of human contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating e-training products that help people gain practical skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic imaginable can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an training course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell training courses and your website is built using WordPress, then there is a powerful plugin that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin Is …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and training modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new course, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export training content, create certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you decide if course participants must complete a training unit before they can progress to the next section …
(Configure course settings 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. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. 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 Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options you have added …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-learning product, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with course 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
The WP Courseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, videos, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Use with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with a number of great features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic 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 students.
Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete courses with course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to move courses to other sites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing a quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom User Notifications)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to build your course, 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. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers have published about 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
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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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some instructional content like tutorials already published on your website, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ training tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license enables you to activate WPCourseware on 1 WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license option enables you to use WP Courseware on 10 domains. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition lets you set up WP Courseware on 25 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Plugin
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create elearning courses, WPCourseware is a great courseware solution you need to look into.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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