Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing at an impressive rate year on year.
Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from internet marketing and improving self esteem, to courses about building healthy relationships and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the challenges of developing online courses include:
- Working out the best delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating e-courses that help people learn useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around fashion photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you would like to create and sell training courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional courseware plugin you need to know about.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating training courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware include modules and training modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose if learners need to complete a training section before they can advance to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your elearning course, it can be viewed by logged in members with exclusive access permission …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your WordPress site or blog on your WordPress site:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware installs like every WP plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user area and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand 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 organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers web site owners with many unique features. Here are some:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a training certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to move your course to other websites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user notifications for students after completing modules and courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon passing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add 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 the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Membership And e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials that users have submitted 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
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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 training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you already have some educational articles and tutorials.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete 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 available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option allows you to activate WP Courseware on a single website. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition allows you to set up WPCourseware on 10 WordPress sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the WPCourseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software developer when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
WPCourseware helps you create ecourses fast. This is a powerful solution you should definitely consider adding to your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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