Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online education sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from office productivity and personal transformation, to courses about creativity and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information to share with others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling training courses online. e-Learning tools include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio courses, web-conferencing apps, online forums, PDF reports, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning e-courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver training content,
- Employing popular tools that course students can use instinctively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating a product that helps people acquire practical knowledge is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an etraining product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have plenty of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell an online training course and your site is driven by WordPress, there’s a powerful plugin that you may want to consider using on your site.
Our WordPress Product …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware consists of modules and training modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export data, create custom training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify whether participants need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view training course information “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit course details)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your training product has been published, it can be accessed by logged in your registered users …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress website or blog on your website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like every other WordPress plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your administrator section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Use on all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many features to WordPress users. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants with training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training certificates …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Message
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure your 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 survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials plugin users have provided for 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have loads of useful training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some instructional content like tutorials published on your website, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete training step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on a single WordPress web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 10 domains. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This edition allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing the WPCourseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was current when this article was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you want to develop and sell e-learning products, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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