Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astronomical rate.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from IT & software and improving self esteem, to courses on stress management and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many opportunities for developing courses online. Learning performance-boosting delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio training, video-conferencing, e-Guides, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out the,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating an e-course that helps people acquire useful skills and competency in subjects that will advance them further is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell training products and your website is built with WordPress, then let me introduce you to a great solution that you may want to add to your site.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
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 with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Thousands of sites use WPCourseware. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create new training courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if learners need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
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 rearrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(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 course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your e-course has been published, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Start Using In Minutes
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Capability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Works with all WordPress themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to WordPress users. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training certificates …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option lets you set up training courses on other websites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user messages for students after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with one click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how well your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have provided for 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published some educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund 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 options and settings menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of training step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This option allows you to run WP Courseware on one WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on 10 websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This allows you to use WP Courseware on 25 sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-courses WP Courseware is a powerful courseware solution you may want to consider.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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