Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning management systems.
Electronic training, or “etraining,” is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online training marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astronomical rate.
Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses covery every topic imaginable, from internet marketing and personal transformation, to courses on building healthy relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain the skills they need to advance further, but also for businesses that have valuable knowledge to teach.
eCourses – Benefits & Challenges
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing ecourses. eTraining tools include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, audio courses, web-conferencing, downloadable reports, online forums, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to developing online courses.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out the best training delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating an ecourse that teaches new skills is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in commercial photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you plan to develop teaching products, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware plugin that you may want to consider using.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used on 7,000+ WP websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware include training modules and modules are built from units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, add or edit course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your data, create certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether course participants must complete a training section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily 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, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding modules and units is as easy 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 reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your e-learning product is published, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WPCourseware
Product Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your web site on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Start Using In No Time
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your admin login and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, video, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to web site owners. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have 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 a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature lets you transfer courses to other sites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email messages for trainees after completing modules or courses and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Email Messages)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the 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 will help track how well your students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Customers
Below are a few of the testimonials and feedback that users have provided for the WP Courseware 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have loads of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete refund 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 explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of plugin training video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on a single web site. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to run WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This option allows you to use WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create elearning courses WP Courseware is a powerful plugin you need to know about.
For more information, visit the plugin website:
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