Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the tremendous growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics, from IT & software and personal finance, to building healthy relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique educational content to share with others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides loads of tools and opportunities for creating and selling elearning courses. e-Learning tools include Learning Management Systems, online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to developing ecourses.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Using familiar tools that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating an e-learning product that helps people gain practical knowledge of useful areas is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into a learning course.
(Got a business or passion for photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to create e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Thousands of sites use the WPCourseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware comprise of modules and training modules include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, modify training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can choose if course participants must complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view training course information ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form 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 section)
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 your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options and settings you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, users must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your web site on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Use. Ready To Go To Work In Minutes.
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your admin area and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Works with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers site owners with many unique features. Here are just some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Course Certificates
Students can be issued with a course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you transfer courses to other sites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications for students upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure the course.
- 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Customers
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments plugin customers have submitted regarding 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 the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have a number of instructional content like tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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 settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you activate WPCourseware on one WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on ten domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This lets you configure WP Courseware on 25 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this article was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
WPCourseware will help you build etraining courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should definitely check out.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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