Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online courses and elearning.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses covery every subject imaginable, from web design and personal development, to courses on parenting & relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing and selling elearning courses. eLearning tools include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, eGuides, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning and developing effective ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that course students can use intuitively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and lack of motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating courses that teach others practical skills to others is a great way to grow a list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to develop and sell training courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional WP plugin you need to know about.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course management plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, eCourses comprise of training modules and modules include units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export data, create training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can decide whether learners need to complete a course section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create training courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
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 …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, authorized members can access it …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add courses to your site or blog on your WordPress site:
Quick Installation
WP Courseware installs just like any WordPress plugin. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course 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
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware offers many unique features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just some of these features:
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 view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Certificates
Students can be issued with a customized training course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Course completion certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to move courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom User Message – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Integration)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials that plugin users 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website or blog, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license enables you to set up WP Courseware on one WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to run WP Courseware on ten domains. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option lets you install WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product seller when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Plugin
WPCourseware will help you develop products quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin that you should definitely keep in mind.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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