Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online training and e-learning management systems.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at a significant rate each year.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every topic imaginable, from business and growing your influence, to courses on building healthy relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge and skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides tremendous tools and opportunities for creating training courses online, but there are also a number of drawbacks and challenges.:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information products, creating courses that help people acquire useful skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for fashion photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an e-training product!)
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, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses then there is a great courseware solution that you may want to consider adding to your site.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Over 7,000 sites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A training course in WPCourseware contains training modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new training course, add or edit course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can decide if students must complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view information about your courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View details about all courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, 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, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your training course has been published, members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
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 functionality.
Just create a course, module, or course unit with 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 create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware provides website owners with a number of great features. Here are a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Provide course participants with certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import feature lets you set up training courses on other WordPress websites.
Custom User Message
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with just one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add 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. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Membership And e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware can be used with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
User Feedback
Here are a few 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, 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of instructional content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website or blog, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very 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 settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you use WPCourseware on 1 WordPress site only. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to set up WP Courseware on 25 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing 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 website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download The Product
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell an online training product, The WPCourseware plugin is a great solution that you should know about.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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