Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses on every subject imaginable, from web design and personal development, to better parenting and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique information that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing e-courses, but there are also many drawbacks and challenges.:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that don’t require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, lack of motivation, lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating learning courses that teach useful skills is a great way to grow a list or develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, 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 develop e-courses and your site is driven by WordPress, this article will introduce you to a great plugin that can help you.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used in 7,000+ sites and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and modules are built using units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the admin menu that lets you add new training courses, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can decide if learners need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course details inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates 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 …
(Easily edit course options)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form 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 Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the options and settings you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training course, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress site:
Easy To Install
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin user login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or unit with course 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, videos, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Works on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with many great features. Here are just some of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a course completion certificate. Course certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
User Feedback
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have written 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have already published some instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you run WP Courseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This license option allows you to set up WP Courseware on ten WordPress sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option allows you to use WPCourseware on twenty-five domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price above was current at the time this content was published. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software author when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Product Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you plan to create and sell e-courses, WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress solution you may want to consider adding to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website here:
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