Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at an impressive rate year on year.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable, from office productivity and growing your influence, to health and fitness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing and selling online courses. Learning-boosting delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, e-Books, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to developing ecourses.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that students can use immediately to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating courses that teach people subjects in strong interest is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to create ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and professional solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware include modules and training modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your training content, create training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose if participants need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user 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, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, 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 ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Creating training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your elearning course, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Easy And Quick To Install
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins 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 quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Use with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware provides WP users with many features. Here are a few of these:
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.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with customized course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you set up a course on other WP sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email notifications for trainees upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your course.
- 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 a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Feedback From Plugin Customers
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback that plugin users have submitted for the WP Courseware 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are a number of educational content like step-by-step tutorials published on your website, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable learning courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on 1 WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option allows you to run WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition enables you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was current when this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin seller when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing here:
Additional Info
For demo videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Product
WP Courseware will help you create a training product fast. This is a great plugin that you should definitely consider adding to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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