Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Learning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing at an impressive rate year on year.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from web development and leadership, to courses about stress management and music, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have unique educational content to share with others.
Online Learning – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning training courses online include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of student motivation, potential lack of focus, etc.
Online Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating an e-course that helps people acquire the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into a training product.
(Got a passion for photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell ecourses here’s a great WP plugin that you should definitely look into.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is the leading online learning management system plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites use the WPCourseware plugin. The software makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware include training modules and training modules are built from course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your data, add training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if learners must complete a course unit before they can advance through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, 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 options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of 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 options and settings you have added …
(Creating professional-looking training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, registered users can access the content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your site or blog on your WordPress website:
Installation Is Easy, Simple And Fast
WPCourseware installs just like every other plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio files, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many great features to website owners. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students can receive customized course certificates. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you transfer courses to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for students after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(User Messaging – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys & 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 the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites
WP Courseware can be used with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials that customers have written about 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have published a number of great educational articles and tutorials.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete money-back 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 menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option lets you install WPCourseware on a single site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on ten sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the pricing at the time this content was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged 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 current pricing here:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-courses WPCourseware is a great courseware plugin you should look into.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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