Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable, from office productivity and personal brand building, to courses about health and fitness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge to share with others.
Online Training – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for creating ecourses, but there are also significant drawbacks and challenges.:
- Figuring out the,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that course students can use intuitively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of human contact, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating courses that help people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-courses and your site is built with WordPress, there’s a powerful courseware solution you may want to keep in mind.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
WP Courseware is used in over 7,000 sites and makes creating etraining courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware includes training modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add a new course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your data, create training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you decide if students need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue 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, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type 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” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After your e-course is published, the content can be accessed by logged in authorized users …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your web site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with 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 Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Types Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Use with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers site owners with many great features. Below we have listed some of those:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages 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 view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates
Students can receive customized training course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up training courses on other WP sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build your course, you can use 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WPCourseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials that 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, 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you already have some educational articles and tutorials.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is 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 settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition allows you to install WP Courseware on 1 web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license option enables you to set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the WPCourseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the plugin is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
WPCourseware helps you create e-courses fast. This is a powerful WP plugin you should definitely look into.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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