Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing online courses and elearning management systems.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy are indicative of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal finance, to courses on happiness and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable information to teach others.
eLearning – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing online courses include:
- Working out the,
- Using popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating courses that help people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for commercial photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have plenty of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell teaching products and your website is built using WordPress, then there’s a great WP solution you need to check out.
Our WordPress Plugin Is …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating elearning courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WP Courseware includes training modules and modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export course information, edit certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify whether students need to have completed a course section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View details about your training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can 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 clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, it can be viewed by members with exclusive access permission …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about the plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or unit with course 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 Expansion Capability
WP Courseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides WP users with a number of features. Here are just some of those:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as 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 a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates
Provide course participants with certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Course completion certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option lets you move courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email messages for students upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with a single click …
(Email Messages – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- 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 …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are a couple of the testimonials that customers have submitted regarding WPCourseware:
“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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have loads of great “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete 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 …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you activate WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option enables you to install WP Courseware on 10 websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This edition lets you run WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current price when this review was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information:
Additional Information
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
WPCourseware helps you create an elearning course quickly and easily. This is a great courseware solution that you should definitely add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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