Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from web development and personal skills, to building healthy relationships and motivation, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning, developing and implementing effective courses online include:
- Working out the best way to deliver content,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that learners can use intuitively to ,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors such as lack of human contact, lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a course that teaches people new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic where there is strong interest and a demand to learn can be turned into a training course.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-learning product!)
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 plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop teaching products then let me introduce you to a great WordPress plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, courses comprise of modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you add new courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export data, create training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can decide if students must complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside the admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about your training courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form 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 Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, the content can be viewed by logged in members with exclusive access permission …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast Installation
WPCourseware installs just like every other WordPress plugin. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, 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 Capacity
WP Courseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, videos, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Works with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many features to website owners. Here are just some of these features:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive customized course certificates. Course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on other WordPress sites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages to congratulate students after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can use 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. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments customers have written about 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
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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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full refund 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 settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This lets you set up WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option lets you configure WP Courseware on 25 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this article was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
WPCourseware will help you develop and sell an e-training course quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you should definitely add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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