Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online teaching marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from business and improving self esteem, to courses about stress management and music, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling e-courses. eLearning tools include Learning Management Systems, online videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, eGuides, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to planning and developing effective ecourses.
Some of the drawbacks and challenges include:
- Working out the best delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that students can use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
Online Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating an e-learning course that teaches others new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop a new stream of revenue. 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 or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic imaginable can be turned into an online training product.
(Got a business built around photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have loads of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to develop and sell e-courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional courseware solution that can help you.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Product Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up professional training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is used on thousands of WP websites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course comprises of training modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, edit training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Your courses can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if course students must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, 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, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you use shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your training course is published, authorized members can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress site on your WordPress website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create courses quickly 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio files, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of the plugin include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers a number of features to WP users. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll New Students Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
At the end of a course, you can provide students who successfully complete your training courses with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- 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 CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Feedback From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 menu provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete plugin training video step-by-step tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to use WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option allows you to set up WP Courseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to activate WPCourseware on 25 WordPress websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct when this content was published. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller 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 current pricing details:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware helps you create and sell a training course quickly and easily. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin you should definitely consider using on your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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