Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable, from business and improving self esteem, to religion & spirituality and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to gain useful skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content to teach others.
Online Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing courses online, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out the best training delivery method,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that learners can use intuitively to ,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an e-course that helps people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or an interest in commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create ”how-to” courses then there’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
WP Courseware is used on thousands of websites and makes creating learning courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course comprises of modules and training modules include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new training course, edit course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your course information, add training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if participants must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue 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 modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your elearning course has been published, it can be viewed by logged in authorized users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user area and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or course unit with 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 Expandability
WP Courseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Use on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers a number of features to WordPress users. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students can receive certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to set up a course on other websites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you create custom user notifications for students upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(Email Messages – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to build the 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership And eCommerce Integration
WP Courseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Customers
Here are just a few of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have submitted 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you install WPCourseware on one domain only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on 10 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you activate WP Courseware on twenty-five domains. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software sells for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Plugin
WP Courseware will help you build products fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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