Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable, from marketing and career development, to courses on creativity and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire new skills, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides many useful technologies and a great environment for creating and selling courses online, but there are also significant drawbacks and challenges.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that learners can use immediately to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an elearning product that helps people acquire practical skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you plan to create and sell teaching courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional solution you need to know about.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course management plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used on over 7,000 websites and makes creating elearning courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can decide whether students need to complete a course unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course information inside your admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Creating training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
Once your elearning course is published, the content can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your site on your WordPress site:
Installation Is Easy, Quick And Simple
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers a number of great features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can issue students with customized training course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to move courses to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user messages for students 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 after passing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(Email Messages – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Integration)
Testimonials From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials that customers have published about WPCourseware:
“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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you could already have a product partially created …
(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 outsourced business tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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 settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product License Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license allows you to configure WP Courseware on a single WordPress site. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This lets you configure WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the price at the time this article was published. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Information
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you plan to create an online training course, the WPCourseware plugin is a cost-effective and professional WP plugin that you need to know about.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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