Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
eLearning is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from marketing and building self-esteem, to courses on religion & spirituality and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information to teach.
eTraining – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides many useful technologies and a great environment for creating and selling e-courses. e-Learning delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges involved in planning training courses online.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out the best method to deliver content,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that learners can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an e-training product that teaches people practical things is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into a teaching product.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an elearning product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have loads of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your site is built with WordPress and you would like to create and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful solution you need to know about.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
7,000+ WordPress sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course contains modules and modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new courses, edit modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your training content, modify training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can decide if course students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your courses inside the WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all training courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates 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 Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
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 …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After your e-course is published, the content can be viewed by logged in users with access permission …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more about this plugin: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin area and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training module, or unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
WP Courseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users 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 pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with many features. Here are just some of those features:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll New Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Certificates
Students can receive a customized training certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to course completion certificates …
(Course completion certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to move courses to other sites.
Custom User Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom user notifications for trainees upon module or course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Notifications)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how well your students are progressing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments users have submitted regarding 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
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 digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WPCourseware on a single website. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you activate WP Courseware on 10 domains. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license lets you configure WPCourseware on 25 WordPress sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for this product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing at the time this review was written. This may or may not be the actual price set by the product author when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Plugin
WPCourseware helps you develop and sell learning courses quickly and easily. This is a powerful solution that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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