Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (eTraining) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses on every topic imaginable, from IT & software and career development, to stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge to share.
eTraining – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating training courses online. eLearning tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio training, web-conferencing apps, online forums, reports, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning, developing and implementing effective online training courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools that course students can intuitively use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, lack of focus, etc.
eCourses – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating ecourses that teach people practical subjects to others is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for fashion photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses this article will introduce you to a powerful solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of WordPress sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-training courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware consists of modules and training modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to complete a course section before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can 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 modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to the content to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your site on your site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress administrator login and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, 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 Capacity
WP Courseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content accross all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with many features. Here are just some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students can be issued with training certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Course completion certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications for students after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes & 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. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware can be used with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins)
User Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments 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
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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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business 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.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published lots of educational content like tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 options and settings menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on one WordPress website only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option lets you use WPCourseware on 10 domains. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This allows you to install WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was current when this article was written. This may not be the actual price set by the plugin author when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For demo videos of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you should check out.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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