Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online education marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at a tremendous rate each year.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covery every subject imaginable, from web development and personal finance, to courses about building healthy relationships and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information to share.
eTraining – Benefits And Drawbacks
The internet provides tremendous opportunities for developing and selling online training courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out the best delivery method,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that learners can immediately use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, distractions, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating etraining courses that help people gain practical knowledge in useful areas is a great way to grow a list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-learning products then there’s a powerful WP solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ WordPress sites use the WPCourseware plugin. The software makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware consist of training modules and modules include units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new training course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your course information, create custom certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify whether course participants must complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, issue 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, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit your course options easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other type 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” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of 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 content you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
Once your elearning product has been 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)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your web site on your WordPress web site:
Be Up And Running In Very Little Time
WP Courseware installs like any plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Capacity
The plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio files, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Works with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides website owners with many features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students can receive customized course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you set up training courses on other WordPress sites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email messages to congratulate trainees upon module or course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after passing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with one click …
(Email Messages – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add 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 instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
User Testimonials
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments that plugin 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 – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page 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 learning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, full 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 menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product License Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This edition lets you activate WP Courseware on a single WordPress website. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on ten WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of the WPCourseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was current at the time this article was published. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing here:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses WPCourseware is a great courseware plugin you should definitely keep in mind.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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