Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from marketing and career development, to courses about creativity and motivation, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to gain practical skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to teach.
e-Training – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning, developing and implementing online courses include:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools that students can use intuitively to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of human contact, lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your business online, creating a product that teaches others practical things is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, 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 knowledge, skills or a passion for fashion photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop e-courses and your site is powered by WordPress, here’s a powerful plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is used by thousands of businesses online and makes creating training courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware contain modules and training modules are built using units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you create a new course, edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export data, create training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify if course students need to have completed a course unit before they can progress to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form 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” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating 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” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
Once your training course is published, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your admin user section and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, module, or unit with 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 Expandability
The WPCourseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and users.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Works on all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to WordPress users. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive a course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Course completion certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you move your course to other sites.
User Messaging
WP Courseware lets you create custom user notifications to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to build your course, 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. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how your students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration
WP Courseware works with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback plugin users have provided 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
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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 marketing yourself online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of educational articles and tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full 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 settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license option lets you set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress website. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This edition allows you to set up WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the plugin is selling for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software seller when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you plan to create training courses, the WP Courseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you need to know about.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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