Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eTraining is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from IT & software and personal brand building, to health and fitness and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to share.
e-Courses – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective online courses include:
- Working out methods of delivering training content,
- Employing popular tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating e-courses that teach people commercial subjects in high interest is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you plan to develop e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware plugin you need to know about.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WP Courseware include training modules and training modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create custom certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can choose if course participants need to complete a training section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all course information inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize 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, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-learning product, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like every WordPress plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP administrator section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides a number of features to web site owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive a course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to move courses to other sites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email messages to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing the quiz. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build your course.
- 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how your students are progressing in a course …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware can be used with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a few of the testimonials that plugin users have published about WP Courseware:
“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
WP Courseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have already published some educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WP Courseware on 1 web site only. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to set up WPCourseware on 10 sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This option lets you run WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current price 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 current pricing:
Additional Plugin Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell training products WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you need to keep in mind.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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