Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eLearning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from IT & software and growing your influence, to courses about parenting & relationships and photography, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits And Challenges
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for creating e-courses, but there are also many challenges.:
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a course that helps people gain practical knowledge and skills in useful subjects is a great way to grow a list or develop an online 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. Just about anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a business or passion for commercial photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
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, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop an online training product there’s a great courseware plugin you may want to consider adding to your site.
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WPCourseware is a leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WPCourseware consists of training modules and modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export training content, add training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can choose if course students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training course details inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering screen …
(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 all course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add course content to your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your training product has been published, authorized members can access it …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress site or blog on your WordPress site:
Ready To Go To Work In No Time
WPCourseware installs just like every other plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, module, or unit with 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
WP Courseware offers many features to website owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can receive a certificate of completion. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option lets you transfer courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware works with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Here are some of the testimonials plugin users have written about WPCourseware:
“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
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
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 one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
Please Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was correct when this article was published. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product author when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
WP Courseware will help you create e-courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful courseware solution you should definitely consider adding to your site.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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