Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing e-training courses and e-learning.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable, from IT & software and developing influence, to courses on stress management and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing and selling online training courses, but there are also a number of drawbacks and challenges.:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that don’t require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors like the lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell products online, creating learning courses that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have loads of useful 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 e-courses this article will introduce you to a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
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 – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
7,000+ sites use the WPCourseware plugin. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware contains training modules and training modules include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, create custom certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can specify if course students must complete a training section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules 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” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In No Time
WPCourseware installs just like any regular WordPress plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WP admin account and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with course 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 Expansion Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of the plugin include:
- Use on all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many features to WordPress users. Here are a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students who successfully complete courses with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option lets you set up your course on a new site.
Custom User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for course participants upon module and course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom User Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Customers
Below are a few of the testimonials that customers have submitted regarding 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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have published loads of great educational articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full 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 area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to use WPCourseware on one website only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This option enables you to use WP Courseware on ten websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option lets you set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing when this article was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software author when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get The Product
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create training products, The WPCourseware plugin is a powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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