Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and elearning.
e-Learning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eLearning sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covery every topic imaginable, from IT & software and personal development, to courses about creativity and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the challenges of developing ecourses include:
- Working out the,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating training products that teach new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an online training product.
(Got a business or passion for commercial photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you plan to create and sell e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin you need to know about.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WPCourseware contains training modules and training modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, edit course modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export training content, modify certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
The courses you add can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether learners need to complete a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about your training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View details about all training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user 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 drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Creating professional training courses with WP Courseware)
Once your training product is published, it can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your website on your web site:
Ready To Start Using In Very Little Time
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WP admin user section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course unit with 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 Capacity
WP Courseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers a number of great features to WordPress users. Here are some of those features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive a customized certificate of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature lets you move courses to other websites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(Custom Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to 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.
- 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 how students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WPCourseware works with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback users 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, 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself 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 training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some instructional articles and tutorials published on your website, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition allows you to activate WP Courseware on a single domain. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on ten web sites. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price when this review was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Product
If you want to develop and sell an online training course, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin that you may want to consider using.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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