Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an impressive rate.
Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from IT & software and career development, to courses on building healthy relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable information to share with others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides many great tools and opportunities for creating courses online, but there are also many challenges.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools that learners can instinctively use to ,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating an e-course that helps people gain practical knowledge and skills of useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, 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 anything can be taught online.
(Got a business or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you plan to create and sell online training products, there’s a cost-effective and professional WordPress plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and training modules are built using units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the dashboard menu that lets you create a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export data, modify certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether learners need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training course details inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating 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 training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the content you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your training product is published, you can restrict content access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast Installation
WP Courseware installs like every other plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course 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 Expansion Capacity
WP Courseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin deliver content accross all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with many great features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Students Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Training Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive training certificates. Training course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up a course on a different WP site.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware lets you create custom user messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Product Users
Below are just a few of the testimonials plugin customers have provided for WPCourseware:
“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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% 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 area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on a single website. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition allows you to configure WPCourseware on 10 WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to set up WP Courseware on twenty-five websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing when this article was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell teaching products WP Courseware is a great plugin that you should check out.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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