Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online training and elearning systems.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from office productivity and personal development, to courses about building healthy relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling courses online, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a learning product that teaches people practical things is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to develop and sell training courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating elearning courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, courses comprise of training modules and modules comprise of units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the menu that lets you create a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, create training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you decide whether students need to have completed a course unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your courses inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, it can be viewed by your registered members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your web site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your administrator account and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with course 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware provides many unique features to WordPress users. Here are some of those features:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a customized course certificate. Course completion certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option allows you to transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Message
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules or courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials and comments customers have provided for 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, 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational content like tutorials already published on your site, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create 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 staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
WP Courseware Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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 options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ plugin training step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license lets you run WP Courseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license option lets you use WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option lets you install WP Courseware on 25 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was current at the time this article was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get The Product
WP Courseware helps you create an elearning product quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress plugin that you should definitely consider.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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