Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online teaching sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an impressive rate.
Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from marketing and personal productivity, to better parenting and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covering every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge to teach others.
eLearning – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling courses online. Training tools include Learning Management Systems, video tutorials, video-conferencing apps, audio courses, slide presentations, online forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning etraining courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Working out the,
- Employing popular tools that don’t require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating an ecourse that teaches others practical things is a great way to grow a list and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic imaginable can be turned into a training product.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop training products then here is a powerful courseware plugin you need to look into.
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WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware consists of modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you create new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, modify training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify whether course students need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course information inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data 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 course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind 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” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply 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 modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options and settings you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-training course, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress website:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WP Courseware installs just like every plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers a number of great features to site owners. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Certificates
Students can receive customized certificates of completion. Course completion certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you set up training courses on a new site.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Notifications)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials and feedback plugin customers have published about 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
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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 online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you already have lots of great instructional content like step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty 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 options and settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This allows you to run WPCourseware on a single web site. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you activate WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license lets you activate WP Courseware on 25 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of the WPCourseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was current when this review was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
WP Courseware helps you create and sell courses quickly and easily. This is a great courseware plugin that you should definitely keep in mind.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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