Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course sites like Udemy are indicative of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from office productivity and personal brand building, to health and fitness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing and selling online courses. e-Training tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio training, video-conferencing, slide and multimedia presentations, forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing e-courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that learners can intuitively use to ,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of human contact, student boredom, distractions, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information products, creating products that help people gain the skills they need is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to create and sell e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional solution that can help you.
Our WordPress Product …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export training content, create custom certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you decide if students need to have completed a course unit before they can progress to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all course details inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit your course options easily)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop 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.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course 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 content you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, registered members can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use. Ready To Start Using In No Time.
WPCourseware installs just like every other WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your admin section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, 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 Expansion Capacity
WP Courseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using the plugin include the following:
- Use on all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides many unique 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 displays all the courses your 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 students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Certificates
Issue course participants with training course certificates. Certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you move courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments that users have submitted 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, 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of instructional articles and tutorials published on your site, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Plugin Support
The plugin 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you use WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition enables you to install WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was correct when this review was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WP Courseware will help you build and sell e-learning courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you should definitely check out.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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