Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and elearning management systems.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from marketing and personal transformation, to courses on health and fitness and music, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing online training courses, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating products that help people acquire new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online 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 or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-learning course.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses here’s a great solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
WPCourseware is currently being used on over 7,000 WP websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware includes modules and modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new courses, edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your training content, create training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you decide whether course students need to complete a course section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your etraining product, users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like every other WP plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user login and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or unit with course 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as videos, audio, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many features to WordPress users. Here are just some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email messages for trainees after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build the course, 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials users have provided for 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
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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
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have published some educational articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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 explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition allows you to run WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This lets you install WPCourseware on 10 domains. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five domains. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the software sells for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software seller when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-courses, WPCourseware is a powerful courseware solution you may want to add to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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