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.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online on every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and personal productivity, to health and fitness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain practical knowledge and skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to teach.
eLearning – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling online training courses, but there are also many challenges and drawbacks.:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools that students can use intuitively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
Online Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a training product that teaches people new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem 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 new product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product then there is a great courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Product Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, training courses include modules and training modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export course information, edit training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if course participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide 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, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course options easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in 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 options from the plugin settings section …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, registered users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your WordPress site or blog on your site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like any WP plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin area and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course 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 Expandability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with a number of features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode 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 with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates
Students can be issued with customized training certificates. Certificates of completion can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on other WP websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grade with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build 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 instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware works with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are just a few of the testimonials plugin customers have submitted regarding 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full refund 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 area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you run WP Courseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option lets you use WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
WP Courseware helps you develop and sell e-courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware plugin you should definitely look into.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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