Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online on every subject imaginable, from office productivity and personal finance, to stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need to advance further, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to share.
eLearning – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective ecourses include:
- Working out the,
- Employing popular tools that don’t require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating a product that helps people acquire practical knowledge and skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is 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. Almost anything can be turned into an e-training product.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have plenty of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you want to develop e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
Thousands of sites use the WPCourseware plugin. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain training modules and modules are built from units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your training content, create certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify whether learners must complete a training section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training courses inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about all courses inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and 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 and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Creating professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training course, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your website or blog on your site:
Installation Is Easy, Quick & Simple
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator account and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, videos, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content accross all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with many great features. Here are a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to set up training courses on other sites.
Custom Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate students upon module or course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grades with just one click …
(Email Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build the course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- 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 you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Integration)
Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials that plugin 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, 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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published some educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete 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 settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of training step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you install WP Courseware on one web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to configure WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was correct when this article was written. This may not be the actual price set by the product author when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you would like to develop and sell elearning courses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you need to know about.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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