Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing e-training courses and elearning management systems.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from office productivity and personal skills, to courses about health and fitness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of developing courses online include:
- Working out the best delivery method,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, student boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating training courses that help people gain practical skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell ecourses and your website is built with WordPress, then let me introduce you to a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Thousands of websites use WP Courseware. WP Courseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware contain training modules and training modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add new courses, edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export data, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize 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, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and 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 reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
Once your e-course has been published, users must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add courses to your website or blog on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In No Time
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP admin area and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with course 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 Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of this plugin include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers many features to WP users. Here are a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses 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 course students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Issue students who successfully complete your training courses with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to transfer courses to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages for trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Feedback From Customers
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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 online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of plugin “how to” step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on 1 domain only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you plan to create and sell online training products, WPCourseware is an inexpensive and powerful courseware solution you may want to consider adding to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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