Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covery every topic imaginable, from business and improving self esteem, to courses on stress management and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing e-learning courses include:
- Figuring out the best method to deliver training content,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and lack of motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that teach commercial subjects in strong interest is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell an online training product and your website is built using WordPress, here’s a powerful plugin you may want to look into.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used in thousands of websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware comprises of training modules and modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create new courses, add or edit course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export data, modify certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify whether course participants need to have completed a course section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about all training courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type 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” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After your elearning product has been published, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware installs just like any WP plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very 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.
Just create a new course, 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 Expandability
The plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers a number of features to WP users. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Certificates
Issue course participants with customized course certificates. Certificates of completion can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to move courses to other sites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WPCourseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are just some testimonials users have written about the WP Courseware 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
The plugin 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete plugin training step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 1 web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on ten domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license lets you use WP Courseware on twenty-five websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this article was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the software seller when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Product Information
For demo videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Product
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create an online training product WP Courseware is a powerful courseware solution you may want to consider.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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