Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at an impressive rate year on year.
Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from web development and developing influence, to courses on parenting & relationships and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing courses online include:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom and lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating an e-course that helps people acquire practical knowledge of useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every subject imaginable can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you would like to develop and sell online training products, there’s an inexpensive and professional WordPress plugin that you need to know about.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 websites use the WP Courseware plugin. The software makes creating training courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WP Courseware comprises of training modules and modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new training course, add or edit course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export training content, modify certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can decide whether course participants need to have completed a training section before they can progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, just 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. WPCourseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your training course has been published, registered members can access the content …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional courses to your website or blog on your website:
Ready To Start Using In Minutes
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your administrator account and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
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, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Works on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides WordPress users with many unique features. Here are some of these features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a 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
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Course Certificates
Provide course participants with customized training certificates. Training course certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you set up training courses on a different WordPress website.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you set up custom user messages for trainees upon module and course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom User Message)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to structure 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 instructor grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware integrates with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Testimonials
Below are a few of the testimonials plugin users have written about 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational articles and step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This option enables you to run WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you run WP Courseware on 10 WordPress sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license option allows you to configure WPCourseware on 25 domains. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost of purchasing WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the pricing when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software developer 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 latest pricing here:
Additional Plugin Information
For ”how-to” videos showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Our Recommendation
WP Courseware will help you build an e-learning product fast. This is a great courseware solution you should definitely look into.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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