Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from office productivity and growing your influence, to courses about stress management and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling e-courses, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating a product that helps people gain skills and competency in practical subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem 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 plenty of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you would like to develop and sell an online training course, there’s an inexpensive and professional courseware plugin that you need to know about.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is currently being used in over 7,000 websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and training modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, edit certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether learners must complete a course unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all courses inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training course, the content can be viewed by members with access permission …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like videos, audio files, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to web site owners. Here are just some of those features:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive a training certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up training courses on other WP sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon passing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grade with a single click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to structure your course, you can use 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. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Membership And eCommerce Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Integration)
Feedback From Customers
Here are some of the testimonials that customers 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete money-back 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 options and settings menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete “how-to” step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on a single website. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option lets you set up WP Courseware on ten domains. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license enables you to install WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for the WPCourseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the product is being retailed for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
If you would like to create and sell e-courses, WPCourseware is a cost-effective and professional plugin you need to know about.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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