Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
eTraining is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from marketing and career development, to courses about religion & spirituality and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have something valuable to share.
eTraining – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides many great opportunities for creating and selling courses online, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can use immediately to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation, lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating an ecourse that helps people learn useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable subject can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell e-courses then here is a great solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new training courses, edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, create certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify if participants must complete a course unit before they can progress to the next section …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, 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 information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding 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 training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Creating training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-learning course, it can be accessed by logged in authorized members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In No Time.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user account and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio files, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers a number of features to web site owners. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a customized certificate of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Course completion certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you set up a course on another site.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with just one click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to structure 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have published about 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 1 site only. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license allows you to run WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This allows you to install WP Courseware on 25 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was current when this review was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Plugin
WPCourseware will help you build ecourses quickly and easily. This is a great courseware solution you should definitely consider.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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