Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy are indicative of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from business and leadership, to courses about building healthy relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have something unique to share.
eLearning – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing ecourses. e-Training delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, e-Guides, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning and developing effective ecourses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out the best training delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that learners can use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, student boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating learning courses that help people gain new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic where there is a strong interest and demand to learn can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you want to develop and sell learning courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WP Courseware is the leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
7,000+ WordPress sites use the WPCourseware plugin. The software makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, training courses include modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can decide whether students need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding 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 order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress web site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware installs just like every other WordPress plugin. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or 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 Expandability
WP Courseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, video, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers a number of features to web site owners. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Issue course participants who successfully complete courses with customized certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function lets you move courses to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email messages for students after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build your course, you can add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials that plugin customers have written about 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
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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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational content like tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on one web site only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 10 domains. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license lets you install WPCourseware on 25 websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for the WP Courseware plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the software sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the product author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Info
For demo videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create online training courses WP Courseware is a powerful solution you should definitely keep in mind.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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