Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eTraining course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from marketing and personal development, to courses about happiness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing and selling ecourses. Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, eGuides, forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective online courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Figuring out the best training delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that students can use intuitively to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating training courses that help people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you would like to create and sell training courses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
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.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
WP Courseware is used on over 7,000 sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware consists of training modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export course information, create training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can decide whether students need to complete a training section before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your 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 switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form 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 ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your training product has been published, your registered members can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Use In No Time.
WP Courseware installs just like every WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio files, video, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Works on all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers a number of features to WordPress users. Here are just some of those:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays 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 students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students can receive a customized training course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option allows you to transfer courses to other websites.
Custom Email Message
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with just one click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build the course, you can use 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how well your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership Site & eCommerce Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Integration)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments that users 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, 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
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 product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have published some instructional content like tutorials.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license lets you use WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 25 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the product is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the plugin author when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
WPCourseware helps you develop and sell e-courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WP plugin you should definitely consider using.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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