Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning systems.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online education marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from web design and personal transformation, to courses about religion & spirituality and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to gain practical skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning ecourses include:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that students can intuitively use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating an e-course that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create ecourses there’s a powerful plugin that you may want to look into.
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WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used on over 7,000 WP sites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain training modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export training content, create certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all of your courses.
For example, you can specify if students need to have completed a course unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware uses a range of shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-course has been published, users must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any WP plugin. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, training module, or course 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with a number of features. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import function allows you to set up a course on a new WP site.
Custom User Message
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how well your students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WPCourseware works with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have submitted for the WP Courseware 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WPCourseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have published a number of educational content like tutorials.
Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% 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 area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 training tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition enables you to install WP Courseware on one domain only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WPCourseware on ten web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license enables you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was correct at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download This Product
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create e-learning products WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress solution that you may want to look into.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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