Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an impressive rate each year.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from web development and personal skills, to courses on better parenting and language learning, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating courses online. Training performance-boosting tools include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective online training courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that learners can use intuitively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating a learning product that helps people learn useful things is a great way to grow a list or develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses then there’s a great WP plugin you may want to download.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, e-Courses include training modules and modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new course, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your course information, add training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether course participants need to have completed a course section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit course settings)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have configured …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, the content can be accessed by logged in registered members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your website on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Go To Work In Very Little Time.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include:
- Works with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to WP users. Here are a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Completion Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants with course completion certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to move your course to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for students after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to build 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials that plugin users have published about 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
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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 the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like step-by-step tutorials published on your site, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable training courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on a single website. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you install WP Courseware on 10 domains. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was current at the time this content was published. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get The Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-courses, WPCourseware is a powerful solution you need to keep in mind.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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