Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ courses online covery every topic imaginable, from marketing and personal finance, to courses about parenting & relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have valuable information to teach others.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning training courses online include:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Using popular tools and technologies that do not require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a product that teaches people useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you want to develop and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
7,000+ sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, add training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify whether course students must complete a training unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and 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 order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your etraining product, your registered members can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress site:
Installation Is Easy
WP Courseware installs like any WP plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or unit with course 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 Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with a number of features. Below we have listed some of those:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with customized course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Message
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages to congratulate students upon module or course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to structure your course, 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. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Membership Site And eCommerce Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Here are just a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have provided for 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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 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 …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license lets you use WP Courseware on 1 site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WPCourseware on 10 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you use WP Courseware on twenty-five websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin sells for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training course, WPCourseware is a great WordPress solution you may want to consider using.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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