Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable, from web design and leadership, to courses about better parenting and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Learning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing and selling e-courses. eTraining computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, online forums, e-Books, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in developing online training courses.
Some of the challenges and drawbacks include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Using familiar tools that students can use instinctively to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, student boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating courses that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into a training course.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you want to develop and sell an online training course, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware solution you need to know about.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is used in thousands of websites and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, e-Courses contain training modules and modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you add new training courses, edit course modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export your data, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you decide whether course students must complete a training section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding modules and units is as easy 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 rearrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After your training course has been published, it can be viewed by members with access permission …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Go To Work In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like every plugin. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a 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
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, videos, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Use on all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers website owners with many features. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants with customized course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to move courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after passing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- 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 course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Feedback From Plugin Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have published about 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
***
“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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full 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 shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to install WP Courseware on 1 site only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 10 sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install The Product
WP Courseware helps you build a training course fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you should definitely consider.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
***
***