Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from office productivity and personal productivity, to courses on health and fitness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have something valuable to share.
eTraining – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing online training courses include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver content,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that do not require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom, lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating courses that help people gain practical knowledge in useful things is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion 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. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you would like to create e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is the leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used in over 7,000 sites and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, courses include training modules and modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export data, create certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify if students need to have completed a training section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training course, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware installs just like every other WordPress plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, 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
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers many features to WP users. Below we have listed just some:
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.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive a course certificate. Training certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to move your course to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – User Messaging)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, 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. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & eCommerce Sites)
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials users have written 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational content like step-by-step tutorials published on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, 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 courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete refund 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 options and settings menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to set up WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to run WPCourseware on 25 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Product
If you want to create ecourses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you may want to consider adding to your site.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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