Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from marketing and growing your influence, to health and fitness and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning online courses include:
- Working out the best training content delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating an e-course that helps people acquire practical knowledge and skills in useful things is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, 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 turned into an online training course.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product and your website is built using WordPress, then here’s a great plugin that you should definitely keep in mind.
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WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ websites use WP Courseware. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware includes modules and training modules are built using units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export data, edit certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can decide whether students need to complete a training section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, the content can be viewed by logged in registered members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WP Courseware installs like any other plugin. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of using the plugin include:
- Use on all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers a number of features to web site owners. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course completion certificates …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you move your course to other sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership & eCommerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials plugin users have submitted for 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful 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 digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have some educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund 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 menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This edition enables you to set up WPCourseware on a single WordPress web site. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you install WP Courseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition lets you activate WP Courseware on 25 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell learning products WP Courseware is a powerful solution you may want to look into.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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