Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eTraining is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Training industry is growing at an impressive rate every year.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable, from business and career development, to stress management and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing online training courses include:
- Working out the best method to deliver training content,
- Using popular tools that don’t require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating training courses that help people learn useful things is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you want to create ecourses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin that you need to know about.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is used on over 7,000 WordPress sites and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware comprise of training modules and modules are built from units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you add new training courses, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, modify training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Your courses can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you decide if course students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and course 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 order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(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 a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, your registered members can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your site:
Easy Installation
WPCourseware installs just like every plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator area and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
WPCourseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of the plugin include:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many features. Here are some of those:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can issue students who successfully complete training courses with training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature lets you transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom user notifications to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Add 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are some of the testimonials that 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
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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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have published some “how to” content like tutorials.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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 explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This enables you to use WPCourseware on 1 website only. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option lets you use WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option allows you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price above was correct at the time this article was published. This may not be the actual price set by the plugin developer when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Plugin
WP Courseware helps you build and sell an e-training course quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely look into.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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