Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the explosive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses covering all topics, from web design and personal skills, to courses on religion & spirituality and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that anything can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content to share with others.
eCourses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for creating training courses online, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Working out the best way to deliver content,
- Using easy-to-use tools that learners can use instinctively to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, student boredom, distractions, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating a course that helps people gain practical skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop an online stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an etraining course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to create and sell teaching products, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites use WP Courseware. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware include modules and modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new training courses, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your data, edit training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether students need to complete a training section before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view training course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside your WP 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 your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating 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 …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course is published, the content can be viewed by users with access permission …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add training courses to your site on your web site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In Minutes.
WP Courseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your admin login and activate.
Very 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.
Simply create a new course, training module, or unit with 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 Capability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, videos, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Works on all WP themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides web site owners with a number of great features. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Customized training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up a course on other WP sites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user notifications for course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grade with just one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many well-known WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Customers
Below are a couple of the testimonials and comments that users have submitted for 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, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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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 online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of educational articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your website, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-learning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product License Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to use WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license allows you to set up WPCourseware on 10 websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the pricing at the time this content was published. This may not be the actual price set by the software developer 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 ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create elearning courses, The WP Courseware plugin is a great courseware solution that you may want to add to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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