Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online courses and elearning.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covery every topic imaginable, from design and career development, to courses on stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable information to share.
Online Courses – Benefits & Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of developing ecourses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Using popular tools that do not require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating an e-training product that helps people gain practical knowledge in useful areas is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for fashion photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
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 already have loads of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you would like to develop and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and professional WordPress solution you may want to consider using on your site.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, training courses comprise of modules and training modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your course information, edit certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can decide if students need to have completed a training unit before they can progress to the next section …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View details about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create 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 ”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can add course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Creating training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be accessed by registered members …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your website on your website:
Very Easy To Install
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your administrator area and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just 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 plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to WordPress users. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students can receive course completion certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option allows you to move your course to other sites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email notifications for students upon module or course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(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.
- Quiz 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 will help track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Users
Below are some of the testimonials plugin customers have submitted 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a 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 perform certain tasks.
Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 options and settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you activate WP Courseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you activate WP Courseware on 10 sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on 25 websites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WP Courseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this article was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Plugin Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you would like to create training products, the WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you may want to consider adding to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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