Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from business and improving self esteem, to health and fitness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to acquire practical skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing and selling training courses online, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver training content,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating ecourses that teach commercial subjects in areas of high interest is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility 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 business built around fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses and your website is built using WordPress, then here’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress websites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes modules and training modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training courses inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating 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 training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-learning product, authorized members can access it …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress web site on your web site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WP admin user account and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with 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 Expandability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Works on all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content accross all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to web site owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
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 student progress)
Enroll Students Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive a customized training certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate students upon module and course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with one click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build the 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Integration)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers 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, 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have plenty of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have some “how to” articles and tutorials.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of plugin training tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product License Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to use WPCourseware on 10 web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option lets you set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the product developer when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-courses, WP Courseware is a great courseware solution that you may want to consider.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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