Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning systems.
Electronic training (eTraining) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal finance, to courses about religion & spirituality and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training 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 individuals that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling courses online. Learning-boosting computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, audio training, video-conferencing apps, forums, eBooks, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in developing e-courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that course students can use immediately to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating a course that teaches people subjects in areas of strong interest is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around photography, landscaping or creative writing? Turn it into an e-learning product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses this article will introduce you to a great plugin that you should definitely keep in mind.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course comprises of modules and training modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you create a new training course, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your course information, modify certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to have completed a course section before they can advance to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View details about your courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide 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 and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have added …
(Creating training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your website on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like every WP plugin. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin account and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course 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 Capacity
WP Courseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, video, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with a number of great features. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students with training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you move courses to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete a quiz. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WP Courseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Integration)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments that customers have published about 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have loads of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have lots of great “how to” content like tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full refund 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 area provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product developer when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Product
WP Courseware helps you develop courses quickly and easily. This is a great WordPress solution you should definitely download and add to your site.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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