Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astounding rate year on year.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable, from office productivity and building self-esteem, to courses on health and fitness and music, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing ecourses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Using popular tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a learning course that helps people learn useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to create and sell an online training course, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating etraining courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, training courses include training modules and training modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new courses, add or edit course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, create certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether participants must complete a training unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View details about all courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar 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 certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just 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 modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Implement. Ready To Use In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware installs just like any other WP plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how 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 arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides web site owners with many features. Here are just a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a 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 Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option lets you set up training courses on a new site.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom user messages for trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how well your students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership & eCommerce Integration
WP Courseware works with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are just a few of the testimonials that plugin customers have published 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational content like tutorials have already posted on your website, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress 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 etraining courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
Product Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% money-back 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 settings area provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you run WP Courseware on a single website. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition allows you to activate WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was current when this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the product 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 demo videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Product
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-training courses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution you may want to keep in mind.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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