Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Training is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online education marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from business and personal transformation, to parenting & relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to teach.
eCourses – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning and developing effective ecourses include:
- Working out the best training delivery method,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that do not require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards delivered across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating an e-course that helps people learn useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is 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 turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, 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.
If your site is built using WordPress and you want to develop learning courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware solution you may want to consider using on your site.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin Is …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A course comprises of training modules and modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create new training courses, edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your data, create certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether course students must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can 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 clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the information you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-learning course, the content can be viewed by members with permission to access the information …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress site or blog on your website:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to website owners. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with course completion certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to training course certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate students upon module and course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(Custom User Message – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
User Feedback
Here are just a few 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 marketing your business online for a while, you already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have already published lots of “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition enables you to run WPCourseware on 1 website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to activate WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the product retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Product
WPCourseware will help you build courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you should definitely look into.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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