Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students do not have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the tremendous growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from business and improving self esteem, to courses about happiness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach.
eCourses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning, developing and implementing courses online include:
- Figuring out content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that course students can instinctively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a learning course that helps people acquire useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every subject imaginable can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? 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 probably already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you plan to develop and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful WP plugin that you need to know about.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is the leading online learning management plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress sites use the WPCourseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes modules and modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you add a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export your training content, edit certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create 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, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
Once your e-learning course is published, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any WP plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, video, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware provides many features to web site owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Course Certificates
Students can be issued with a course completion certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up your course on a different WordPress site.
Custom User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email messages to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Sites)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback 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, 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great 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 you already have some educational content like tutorials.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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 …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of training step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to run WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on ten WordPress web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you use WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the plugin is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses, WPCourseware is a great courseware plugin that you may want to add to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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