Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at an astounding rate year on year.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from web development and personal brand building, to courses on building healthy relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique information to share with others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning training courses online include:
- Figuring out the best delivery method,
- Using popular tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, distractions, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating an etraining course that teaches people new skills is a great way to grow a list and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every subject imaginable can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have plenty of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you would like to develop and sell an online training course, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
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WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of websites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WP Courseware comprises of training modules and modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export data, edit training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify whether course students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit course settings)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the information you have added …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course has been published, authorized users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your website on your web site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Use. Ready To Go To Work In No Time.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers WP users with many features. Here are some of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students can be issued with customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications to congratulate students upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with just one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build the course.
- 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 instructor grade book will help track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Membership And e-Commerce Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials and comments customers have provided for the WPCourseware 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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one 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 …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license lets you set up WPCourseware on a single site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option enables you to activate WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was correct at the time this review was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer 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 the current price:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop ”how-to” products The WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin you need to look into.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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