Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing online training and elearning.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from IT & software and personal brand building, to courses on happiness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides loads of opportunities for developing courses online. e-Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective online courses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Employing popular tools that students can instinctively use to ,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors such as lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating an elearning course that teaches others useful things is a great way to grow a list or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to create training courses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A training course in WPCourseware includes training modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new training course, edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, create training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you decide whether course participants need to have completed a course section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training course details inside your admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, 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 data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as easy 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 reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your elearning product is published, registered members can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your website or blog on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WPCourseware installs just like every WordPress plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress administrator account and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with course 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 Capacity
WPCourseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, videos, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Issue course participants with customized training certificates. Certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to move courses to other websites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for students upon module or course completion and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon passing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to structure the course, 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. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
User Testimonials
Below are just a few of the testimonials and comments that users 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, 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
WPCourseware – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have already published some “how to” content like tutorials.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option allows you to activate WPCourseware on a single website. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license enables you to use WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five domains. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for the WP Courseware plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct at the time this content was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the plugin 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 Plugin Information
For demo videos showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install The Product
If you would like to develop teaching courses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you may want to consider using on your site.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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