Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing teaching and training courses online and e-learning management systems.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from design and improving self esteem, to courses on creativity and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
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.
eCourses – Opportunities & Challenges
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling online courses. e-Training tools include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio courses, video-conferencing, forums, eBooks, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning and developing effective e-courses.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out the best methods to deliver content,
- Employing familiar tools that learners can intuitively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating etraining products that teach new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog 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 develop training products then here is a great WordPress solution that you may want to download.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
7,000+ WordPress sites use the WPCourseware plugin. WPCourseware makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WP Courseware includes training modules and modules are built from units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new training courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, add training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether students must complete a course section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create 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, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit your course options easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
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. WPCourseware allows you to use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Create training courses easily with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course has been published, members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with course 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 Expansion Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Use with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides a number of features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just some of those:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students with customized training certificates. Training course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to set up training courses on other WordPress websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user notifications for students after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that customers have published about 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, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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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
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some instructional content like step-by-step tutorials.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% refund 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 provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on a single web site. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on 10 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to configure WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current price when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop elearning courses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP plugin that you need to keep in mind.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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