Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online courses and e-learning.
eLearning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
Online course sites like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a significant rate.
Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from design and personal development, to courses on religion & spirituality and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Learning – Benefits & Challenges
Some of the challenges of developing elearning courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Using familiar tools that don’t require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating an e-training product that helps people acquire new skills is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you would like to create and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is used in thousands of websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware comprise of training modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export course information, edit certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can decide if course participants must complete a training section before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your courses inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses 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, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy 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 arrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the content you have added …
(Create training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, your registered members can access the content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your WordPress site:
Ready To Use In Minutes
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload it to your Plugin folder via your admin login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio files, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with a number of features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using 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 navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students can be issued with a certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to training certificates …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you set up training courses on other WP sites.
Custom User Message
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(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 a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how your students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware can be used with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
User Feedback
Here are just some testimonials users have written about WPCourseware:
“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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you already have some instructional articles and tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to run WPCourseware on 1 web site only. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option allows you to install WPCourseware on ten domains. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This edition lets you configure WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software sells for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop training products WP Courseware is a powerful courseware plugin you may want to keep in mind.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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