Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online courses and e-learning.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from IT & software and personal productivity, to courses on better parenting and motivation, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing ecourses. eTraining delivered via computers and mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio courses, video-conferencing apps, downloadable reports, forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to developing e-learning courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Using popular tools and technologies that don’t require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating an e-training product that helps people gain skills and competency in practical subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers 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 online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in 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 takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have plenty of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell online training courses and your website is driven by WordPress, this article will introduce you to a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ sites use WPCourseware. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware include training modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you create a new course, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export training content, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(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” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the content you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your etraining product is published, you can restrict content access to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress site on your website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, videos, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Works with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware provides WP users with a number of great features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with customized training certificates. Certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to set up your course on other WordPress websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules and courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can use 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 CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Sites
WP Courseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials users have provided for the WPCourseware plugin:
“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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Product Support
WP Courseware is 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 explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to install WP Courseware on one web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to use WP Courseware on 10 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to install WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WP Courseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price when this review was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Plugin
WPCourseware helps you develop ecourses fast. This is a great solution you should definitely consider using on your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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