Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and elearning.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from office productivity and personal finance, to religion & spirituality and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective courses online include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that course students can immediately use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating e-courses that teach new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
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 e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to create online training products, there’s a cost-effective and powerful WordPress solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware consist of modules and training modules comprise of units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you add new training courses, edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, create custom certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can decide if learners need to complete a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Courses can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit course details)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating 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” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your e-course has been published, the content can be accessed by logged in your registered members …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Installation Is Easy
WP Courseware installs like every WP plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP admin login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training 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 Expansion Capability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers web site owners with many unique features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Certificates
Students can be issued with a training course certificate. Training certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to move courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass a quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how your students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration)
Testimonials
Below are just some testimonials and feedback customers have submitted regarding 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This lets you configure WP Courseware on a single site. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license lets you install WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you use WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product retails for the amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
WPCourseware helps you develop and sell a training course quickly and easily. This is a great solution that you should definitely consider using on your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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