Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online training and elearning.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from office productivity and personal finance, to religion & spirituality and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique educational content to teach.
eTraining – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides great technologies and opportunities for creating courses online. e-Training delivered via computers and mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, slide and multimedia presentations, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to developing online courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Employing familiar tools that course students can intuitively use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a course that teaches people useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell learning products and your website is built with WordPress, then there’s a powerful courseware solution you should definitely check out.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
WP Courseware is used in 7,000+ websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware include training modules and training modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide if course students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about your training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all training courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating 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 reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your etraining product is published, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress website on your website:
Be Up And Running In No Time
WP Courseware installs like any WP plugin. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or course 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 Expansion Capability
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as videos, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many features to WP users. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
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 as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete courses with training certificates. Course certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option lets you set up your course on a different site.
User Messaging
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate students after completing modules and 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 grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware works with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
User Feedback
Here are just some testimonials and feedback that customers 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have lots of educational articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete refund 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This edition enables you to install WP Courseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WPCourseware on 10 domains. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software developer when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WPCourseware will help you develop and sell e-courses fast. This is a powerful plugin that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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