Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online training sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ online courses covery every topic imaginable, from web design and personal productivity, to health and fitness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge to share with others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many useful tools and a great environment for creating online courses, but there are also significant drawbacks and challenges.:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Assessing scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating training products that teach commercial subjects in areas of strong interest is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every imaginable topic can be turned into a training course.
(Got a business built around commercial photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you would like to create and sell training courses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A course consists of modules and training modules are built using units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create a new course, edit existing modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your training content, create custom training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify if course students need to have completed a training section before they can advance through to the next section …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all course details inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your courses inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can add course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-learning course, members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your site or blog on your WordPress website:
Quick Installation
WP Courseware installs like any plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your admin login and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course 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 WPCourseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, video, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use on all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many features to site owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course 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 the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Completion Certificates
Students can be issued with a training course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you move courses to other websites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user messages for trainees upon module or course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Email Notifications)
Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys & 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Membership & eCommerce Integration
WPCourseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Testimonials From Users
Here are just some testimonials and comments that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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
Product 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 website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some instructional content like tutorials published on your website, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, 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 e-learning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% 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 menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to configure WP Courseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option lets you run WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct when this review was written. This may not be the actual price charged by the software author when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing:
Additional Information
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download The Product
WPCourseware will help you build and sell a training course fast. This is a great courseware solution you should definitely look into.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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