Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from office productivity and building self-esteem, to courses about parenting & relationships and photography, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to gain practical knowledge, but also for individuals that have something unique to share.
e-Courses – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective ecourses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that do not require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distracting environments, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that help people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a 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 every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got a business built around photography, horticulture 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. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for a cost-effective way to create ecourses then here’s a great courseware solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Product Description
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress learning management system plugin.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and training modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your training content, create custom training certificates, view 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)
The courses you add can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can decide whether course students must complete a course section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create courses 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 user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit your course details easily)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the content you have configured …
(Create professional training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, authorized members can access it …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your website or blog on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Use In No Time
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder containing the plugin to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or 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 Expandability
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Works on all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers many features to web site owners. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Course Certificates
Issue course participants who successfully complete courses with course completion certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course completion certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function lets you set up a course on other WordPress sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications for course participants upon module and course completion and to communicate 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 a mass email to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to build the course, 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. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WP Courseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
Testimonials From Product Customers
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments plugin users have written about WP Courseware:
“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
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 new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational articles and step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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 explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This option enables you to configure WPCourseware on one WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to install WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option enables you to set up WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing the WPCourseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin developer 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 latest price here:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you would like to develop and sell an online training course, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and powerful plugin you need to know about.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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