Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astounding rate every year.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from marketing and personal brand building, to courses on happiness and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Learning – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides many useful technologies and a great environment for developing training courses online, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that don’t require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards delivered across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an ecourse that teaches people useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into a “how-to” course.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you want to develop and sell an online training product, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware plugin that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin Is …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is the leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The software makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware comprise of training modules and modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export training content, create training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify if participants need to complete a training section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating 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 reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware installs like every plugin. Simply upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers a number of great features to WP users. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive customized training course certificates. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option lets you transfer your course to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Works With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are just a few of the testimonials and comments that users have submitted for 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
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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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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 options and settings menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ plugin training step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license enables you to use WPCourseware on a single web site. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license allows you to set up WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option lets you set up WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the plugin website 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 Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware helps you create and sell courses quickly and easily. This is a great courseware plugin you should definitely look into.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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