Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eTraining is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal transformation, to courses on happiness and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to teach others.
e-Learning – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning courses online include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing student scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating products that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, 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. Almost every subject where there is interest and demand to learn can be turned into an training course.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you would like to develop and sell an online training course, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware plugin you need to know about.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
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 using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
WP Courseware is currently being used on 7,000+ sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course contains training modules and training modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export data, add training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide if participants need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily 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 modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the content you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your elearning course, members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your site on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs like any plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress 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 Expandability
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio files, videos, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Works on all WordPress themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides a number of features to WP users. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option lets you move courses to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware works with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
User Feedback
Below are just some testimonials and feedback that users have written about the WP Courseware 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
***
“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 content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have some instructional articles and tutorials.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” section inside the plugin’s settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on a single site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to activate WP Courseware on 10 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option enables you to set up WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the WP Courseware plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the product is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-courses, The WPCourseware plugin is a great courseware solution that you should look into.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
***
***