Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from IT & software and growing your influence, to courses on better parenting and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have something unique that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing e-courses, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-learning courses that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create teaching products then there’s a great plugin you should look into.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used in 7,000+ sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, eCourses comprise of training modules and modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new training courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure your courses.
For example, you decide if participants need to have completed a training unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-course is published, users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick Installation
WPCourseware installs just like any WordPress plugin. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your admin user area and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training 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 lets you 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 allows you to add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Works on all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with a number of features. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Provide students who successfully complete courses with customized course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up a course on another site.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications And Messages)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Sites)
User Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials and comments 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 – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials already published on your website or blog, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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” screen inside the plugin’s settings area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license enables you to run WPCourseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option allows you to use WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WPCourseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was correct when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin author when you visit the website and you may be shown 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, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
WPCourseware will help you build and sell a training course fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely consider using.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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