Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing online courses and e-learning management systems.
eLearning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astronomical rate each year.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable, from internet marketing and personal skills, to courses about happiness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content to teach others.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides many great technologies and opportunities for developing online training courses, but there are also a number of challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating an e-course that teaches people new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses and your site is powered by WordPress, then here’s a powerful solution that you may want to consider.
Let’s Review …
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 e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware contain modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add new training courses, add or edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, add certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether students need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about all training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create 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, 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your training product 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 about this plugin here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your administrator area and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Works on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many great features. Here are just some of these features:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students can receive customized course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Course completion certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to move courses to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback customers have published about WP Courseware:
“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
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are a number of great instructional content like tutorials already published on your site, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
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 e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% 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 explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete plugin training video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to configure WP Courseware on one WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to configure WP Courseware on ten sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you use WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was current when this review was published. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell ”how-to” courses WP Courseware is a great WordPress plugin you may want to keep in mind.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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