Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses covery every topic imaginable, from design and personal transformation, to better parenting and photography, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for creating and selling courses online, but there are also significant challenges and drawbacks.:
- Figuring out the,
- Employing familiar tools that course students can instinctively use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell products online, creating an e-training course that teaches others useful skills is a great way to grow a list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in fashion photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you would like to create and sell e-learning products, there’s a cost-effective and professional WordPress solution that you need to know about.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A course contains modules and modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, add certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can specify if students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training product, your registered users can access the content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website on your web site:
Ready To Start Using In Minutes
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio files, video, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of the plugin include the following:
- Use on all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers many features to WordPress users. Here are just some of those features:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses 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 Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete courses can receive a certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom User Message)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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 CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware works with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments plugin users have written about the WP Courseware 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
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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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% 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 provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to set up WP Courseware on one web site only. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option enables you to set up WP Courseware on 10 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to set up WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
WPCourseware will help you create training courses fast. This is a great solution that you should definitely consider adding to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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