Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the tremendous growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from IT & software and personal development, to courses about creativity and language learning, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain practical knowledge, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information to teach others.
e-Training – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective online training courses include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Using familiar tools that course students can intuitively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an e-learning product that teaches others practical things is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that 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 digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell training products and your site is built using WordPress, then there is a great plugin you should definitely look into.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
The WPCourseware plugin is used on thousands of sites and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware include training modules and training modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export training content, modify training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if course students need to complete a training section before they can advance to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View information about all courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit course options)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the content you have added …
(Create professional training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training course, members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user account and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or course 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 Expansion Capacity
WP Courseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to website owners. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can provide students with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function lets you transfer your course to other sites.
Custom User Message
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with a single click …
(Email Messages – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how your students are progressing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce & Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials that customers have published about 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful 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 training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one 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 a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition allows you to configure WP Courseware on 1 WordPress web site only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was correct when this review was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer 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 the current price:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Plugin
WP Courseware helps you create courses fast. This is a great courseware plugin you should definitely add to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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