Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches 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 have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and improving self esteem, to courses about happiness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides loads of opportunities and tools for creating and selling ecourses, but there are also many challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out the best delivery method,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating e-learning products that teach others useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-training product.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to create an online training product then here is a great courseware solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used in over 7,000 sites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware include training modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you create a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export data, edit certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose if course participants need to complete a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user 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 drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding modules and 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 module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your etraining course, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with many features. Here are just some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Course Certificates
Students can be issued with customized training course certificates. Course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Custom User Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing a quiz. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with a single click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to structure your course, you can add 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware can be used with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Integration)
User Feedback
Here are some of the testimonials plugin customers have submitted for 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full 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 area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product License Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option lets you configure WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to activate WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell e-courses The WP Courseware plugin is a great solution you may want to consider.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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