Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from business and personal brand building, to courses on health and fitness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to share with others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning and developing effective e-training courses include:
- Figuring out the,
- Using familiar tools that course students can use intuitively to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell digital products, creating a course that helps people gain practical knowledge of useful subjects is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into a learning course.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, gardening 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 is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop training courses and your website is driven by WordPress, then here’s a powerful solution that can help you.
Our WordPress Product …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
7,000+ WordPress sites use WPCourseware. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware contains training modules and modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether course students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form 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” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
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 …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and 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 shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options you have configured …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-learning course has been published, the content can be accessed by registered users …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any plugin. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator section and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or 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 Capacity
WP Courseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio files, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Works on all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students with certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you transfer courses to other sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules and courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grade with just one click …
(Email Messages – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your course.
- 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 survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Sites)
User Feedback
Here are just some testimonials and comments that customers have provided for WPCourseware:
“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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your website, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Product Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% money-back 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 settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you activate WP Courseware on one website only. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license enables you to use WP Courseware on ten web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software author when you visit the plugin 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 showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Plugin
WPCourseware helps you develop ecourses quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware solution that you should definitely consider using.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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