Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and growing your influence, to courses about health and fitness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content to teach.
eTraining – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling ecourses. Training tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, some challenges involved in developing online training courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Employing familiar tools that students can use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating an e-learning product that helps people acquire practical knowledge and skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, 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 subject where there is interest and a demand to learn can be turned into an online training course.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
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 probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell e-training products and your site is powered by WordPress, here’s a powerful WP plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes modules and modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your training content, create training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can choose if learners need to complete a training unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Create training courses easily with WP Courseware)
Once your e-learning course has been published, the content can be accessed by logged in your registered members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website on your web site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Works on all WordPress themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many features to website owners. Here are some of these features:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a training certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications for students upon module or course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials that plugin users have published about 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, 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 Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have some educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 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 …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you activate WP Courseware on one web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to run WP Courseware on 25 websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product sells for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell etraining products WP Courseware is a great WP plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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