Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from office productivity and improving self esteem, to building healthy relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have something valuable to teach.
e-Courses – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of developing online training courses include:
- Figuring out training delivery methods,
- Employing popular tools that course students can use intuitively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating a course that helps people learn new skills 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 customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop an online training product and your site is driven by WordPress, then here is a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
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WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is used in 7,000+ websites and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, e-Courses comprise of modules and modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export course information, edit certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if learners must complete a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking 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 easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be viewed by logged in users with exclusive access permission …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your website:
Easy To Install
WPCourseware installs like any plugin. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with course 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 Expandability
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with many features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Certificates
Issue students with customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training course certificates …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function lets you move your course to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages to congratulate students upon module or course completion and communicating on course-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 a mass email trainees with their final course grade with one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like tutorials have already posted on your website, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable etraining courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Product Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, 100% refund 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 menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you run WP Courseware on 1 WordPress site only. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to run WPCourseware on ten domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This option enables you to install WPCourseware on 25 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price when this review was written. This may not be the actual price set by the product author when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install The Plugin
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training course WPCourseware is a powerful plugin you should definitely look into.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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