Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
eLearning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course sites like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at an astronomical rate each year.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from internet marketing and personal brand building, to parenting & relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 online courses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning online training courses include:
- Figuring out the,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that course students can use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating courses that teach practical things to others is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you would like to develop ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware solution you may want to consider adding to your site.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WP Courseware comprises of modules and modules can include course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you decide if participants must complete a course section before they can advance to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-learning product, registered users can access the content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your website or blog on your site:
Quick And Easy Installation
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin area and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
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
WP Courseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio files, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of the plugin include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to site owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Training Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can receive course completion certificates. Course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option lets you set up training courses on another WP site.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate trainees upon module or course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with a single click …
(Custom User Message – WPCourseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
eCommerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials plugin customers have published 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
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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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like tutorials already published on your website, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license option enables you to configure WP Courseware on a single website. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license enables you to install WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This option lets you run WP Courseware on 25 sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was current when this review was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install The Product
If you want to create learning courses, the WP Courseware plugin is a cost-effective and powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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