Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from business and personal skills, to better parenting and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating courses online. eTraining delivered via computers and mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, online videos, audio training, video-conferencing apps, reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating a course that helps people gain practical knowledge and skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have plenty of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you plan to create and sell ecourses, there’s a cost-effective and professional WordPress plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin Is …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating elearning courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WP Courseware consist of modules and modules include units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new courses, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your data, modify training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can specify whether participants must complete a training section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit your course details easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind 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 screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the content you have configured …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training product, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin area and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or unit with course 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 Expandability
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to website owners. Here are just some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with customized course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function allows you to set up your course on other sites.
Email Messages
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with just one click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & Quizzes)
- 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. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership And e-Commerce Integration)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials users have provided for the WPCourseware 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 probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This lets you run WPCourseware on one WordPress site only. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license enables you to run WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price at the time this article was written. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware will help you develop a training course fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use WordPress plugin that you should definitely consider.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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