Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from design and building self-esteem, to creativity and photography, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique educational content to share with others.
eCourses – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing e-courses, but there are also many challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that do not require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information products, creating a course that helps people acquire useful skills is a great way to grow a list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell learning products and your website is built using WordPress, there’s a great courseware solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WP Courseware comprises of modules and modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the menu that lets you create a new course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your training content, create certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide if students need to have completed a training section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily 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 information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily 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 settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to 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 modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options you have added …
(Create training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, the content can be viewed by logged in your registered members …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress website:
Ready To Go To Work In No Time
WPCourseware installs just like any other WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your administrator account and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new 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 Expandability
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, video, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with many great features. Below we have listed some of these features:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with training certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to move courses to other websites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications for course participants after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Feedback
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers 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, 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 – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” articles and tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete 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 a list of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to run WP Courseware on one WordPress website only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license lets you activate WPCourseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on 25 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing shown above was current when this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software author when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information here:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
WP Courseware helps you build and sell e-courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful plugin you should definitely look into.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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