Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and e-learning systems.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses on every topic imaginable, from business and personal transformation, to courses about building healthy relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge and skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides great opportunities for developing and selling ecourses. Learning performance-boosting computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio courses, web-conferencing, online forums, e-Books, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective training courses online.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Figuring out the best methods to deliver content,
- Using easy-to-use tools that don’t require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating a course that helps people gain practical skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create elearning courses and your site is powered by WordPress, then here is a powerful courseware plugin you may want to check out.
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WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ sites use WP Courseware. The software makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware consists of training modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new training course, edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export data, add training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you decide if participants need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside your dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind 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 ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of 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 training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, registered users can access it …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your site:
Be Up And Running In No Time
WPCourseware installs like any WordPress plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Works on all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with many great features. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up training courses on another site.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email messages for students after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grade with one click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys 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 a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
Feedback From Plugin Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials that users have provided for WPCourseware:
“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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete refund 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 options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This edition lets you install WP Courseware on one website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to install WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option allows you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin seller when you visit the product 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 Info
For demo videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-courses WP Courseware is a great courseware plugin that you need to look into.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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