Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning systems.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from web development and growing your influence, to courses about health and fitness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides many tools and opportunities for creating online training courses, but there are also a number of challenges.:
- Figuring out the best training content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that course students can immediately use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and lack of student motivation, lack of focus, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information products, creating an ecourse that teaches others commercial subjects in areas of high interest is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is powered by WordPress and you want to develop training courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional solution that can help you.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is currently being used on thousands of WP sites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware contains training modules and modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add new courses, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit settings, import/export data, create custom certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you decide if course students must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all courses ”at a glance” inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course information inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your e-course has been published, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your website:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio files, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers web site owners with a number of great features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete your training courses with certificates. Certificates of completion can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you transfer your course to other sites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are just a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have submitted for WP Courseware:
“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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of plugin training video step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option enables you to use WPCourseware on a single WordPress web site. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you install WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This option lets you set up WPCourseware on 25 sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing shown above was correct when this review was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the product author when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
In Conclusion
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell e-courses, WPCourseware is a great solution that you should check out.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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