Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online education sites like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from business and personal development, to courses about stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have something unique to share.
eLearning – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating and selling online courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that students can use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an e-course that teaches others practical skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online 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 or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have plenty of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create an online training product and your site is built using WordPress, here’s a great courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used in over 7,000 WP sites and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WP Courseware consists of training modules and training modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you add new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, create custom training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether course participants need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training course details inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View information about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses fast using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, 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 …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, authorized members can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Installation Is Easy
WP Courseware installs like every plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or unit with 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Use on all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers web site owners with a number of great features. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students can receive customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Custom User Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for course participants 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 completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can add 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
User Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials and feedback users have published 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have published lots of instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
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 options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WPCourseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option lets you configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product is selling for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
WP Courseware will help you create and sell an etraining product quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely keep in mind.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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