Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning.
eLearning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at an impressive rate year on year.
Udemy provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from web design and growing your influence, to courses about better parenting and motivation, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have something to share.
eCourses – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating and selling e-courses. eTraining tools include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, audio courses, web-conferencing, PDF reports, forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective online courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Using popular tools that course students can immediately use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating a learning course that helps people gain practical 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 build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into a training course.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to 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 site is powered by WordPress and you would like to develop ”how-to” courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, training courses consist of modules and modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, create certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can specify whether learners need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide 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 and drop, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding modules and units is as simple 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 order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply 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. WPCourseware lets you use shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your elearning product has been published, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress website:
Installation Is Easy And Simple
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a 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 Capability
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works on all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers site owners with many unique features. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also 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 the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Completion Certificates
Students can receive course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on other WordPress sites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Surveys And 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback users have submitted for WP Courseware:
“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 – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published lots of great educational articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund 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 area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to install WPCourseware on a single site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you install WPCourseware on 25 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the plugin is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
WPCourseware will help you develop and sell e-courses fast. This is a powerful solution that you should definitely look into.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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