Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and elearning.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astronomical rate.
Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from design and personal transformation, to courses on better parenting and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 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 to share.
e-Learning – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective etraining courses include:
- Working out the best method to deliver training content,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that students can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as lack of human contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating e-courses that teach useful things is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? 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. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you want to develop and sell elearning products, there’s a cost-effective and powerful WordPress plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, training courses contain modules and training modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export data, create custom certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose if course participants need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done 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 training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training course, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your WordPress web site on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any other WP plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress 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 content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works on all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with a number of great features. Below we have listed some of those features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students can receive a course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you set up your course on other sites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grade with one click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback users have written about WP Courseware:
“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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete 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 examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This option lets you run WPCourseware on one website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license enables you to install WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option enables you to activate WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
If you plan to create ecourses, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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