Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from marketing and personal brand building, to courses on building healthy relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for creating courses online. Training delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, web-conferencing apps, audio training, slide and multimedia presentations, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning and developing effective e-courses.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out the,
- Using easy-to-use tools that don’t require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, distractions, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating learning products that help people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable topic can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses and your website is built with WordPress, there’s a great courseware solution you may want to look into.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course management system plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new course, edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can decide if participants need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data 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 easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind 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 Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Creating training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, members must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add courses to your web site on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware installs just like every other plugin. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or unit with course 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 Expansion Capability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Types Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits of the plugin include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides website owners with many features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can provide students who successfully complete training courses with customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you move courses to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grades with one click …
(Custom User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use 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. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
Testimonials From Customers
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback users have provided for WP Courseware:
“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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import 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 new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to install WPCourseware on 1 website only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to install WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option allows you to use WPCourseware on 25 domains. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of the WP Courseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WPCourseware will help you develop e-courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should definitely check out.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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