Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 online courses covery every subject imaginable, from IT & software and leadership, to courses about stress management and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something valuable to share.
eCourses – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling online training courses. eLearning tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, PDF reports, forums, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks involved in planning and developing effective ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating etraining products that teach people useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training course.
(Got skills, knowledge or an interest in fashion photography, horticulture or creative writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create e-courses and your site is built with WordPress, then here’s a powerful WordPress plugin that you should keep in mind.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used in 7,000+ sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, training courses include modules and training modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create custom training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if learners need to complete a training unit before they can advance through to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit course settings)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form 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 training modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, you can restrict access to the content to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your website on your WordPress site:
Easy & Fast To Install
WPCourseware installs just like any plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides many features to web site owners. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their course with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive a customized certificate of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grade with one click …
(Custom Email Message – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the course.
- 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments plugin customers have published about 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
Plugin 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 training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website or blog, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
WPCourseware Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition allows you to run WP Courseware on a single site. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This lets you use WP Courseware on ten sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option enables you to set up WP Courseware on 25 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current price at the time this article was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
WPCourseware helps you develop and sell a training product quickly and easily. This is a great plugin that you should definitely consider.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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