Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics, from internet marketing and building self-esteem, to courses on building healthy relationships and photography, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing online training courses include:
- Working out content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating courses that teach people useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable subject can be turned into a learning product.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to develop teaching courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ WordPress websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware consists of modules and modules are built from units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create new training courses, add or edit modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, add training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether course students must complete a course unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and 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 …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules 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.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course is published, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or 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 Capacity
WP Courseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like videos, audio files, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides many unique features to web site owners. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with certificates of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up your course on other WP websites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you create custom user messages to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after completing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how well your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials and feedback plugin users 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
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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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself 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 digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
Support
WP Courseware 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 settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license lets you use WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you install WPCourseware on twenty-five websites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was current when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
If you plan to create e-training products, the WP Courseware plugin is a cost-effective and professional WP plugin that you may want to consider using.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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