Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online education marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable, from marketing and personal brand building, to courses on building healthy relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing e-courses include:
- Figuring out the best training delivery method,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that students can intuitively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating a product that helps people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as 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 taught online.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses then here’s a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is the leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware comprises of training modules and modules are built from units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export course information, create certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify whether course participants must complete a training unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to 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” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After your e-course is published, registered members can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your web site on your website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a 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 Capability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, videos, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with a number of features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive customized training certificates. Course certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you set up your course on other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate students 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 upon successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to build the course, you can add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how well your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
User Feedback
Below are just some testimonials that users have written 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
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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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option allows you to install WPCourseware on a single web site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option lets you activate WP Courseware on ten WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to install WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of the WP Courseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how-to” videos showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Plugin
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell online training courses The WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you may want to keep in mind.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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