Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astounding rate.
Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable, from web development and growing your influence, to courses about health and fitness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for creating online training courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Working out the best training delivery method,
- Employing popular tools that do not require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of human contact, boredom, distractions, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating a product that teaches commercial subjects in strong demand is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you would like to develop and sell e-learning products, there’s an inexpensive and powerful solution that you need to know about.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware consists of training modules and modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, edit training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can choose if course participants must complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your course information inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course settings easily)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, 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 screen)
When you are done creating 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 …
(Course Units table)
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 …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WPCourseware installs just like every WordPress plugin. Simply upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
WP Courseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all 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 students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a customized course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom User Message)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership And e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that users have published about 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
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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 your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great instructional content like step-by-step tutorials already published 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 build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-training courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option lets you configure WP Courseware on a single web site. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition enables you to use WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license lets you use WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses The WPCourseware plugin is a great WP plugin that you should look into.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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