Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astronomical rate every year.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from IT & software and improving self esteem, to courses on stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 e-courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The digital medium provides loads of tools and opportunities for creating courses online, but there are also a number of drawbacks and challenges.:
- Working out the,
- Using popular tools and technologies that students can use immediately to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account important factors like the lack of face-to-face interaction, learner boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
Online Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating a product that helps people acquire practical knowledge and skills is a great way to attract new subscribers and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop learning products then there is a powerful plugin that can help you.
Our Featured WordPress Plugin …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description
WPCourseware is a leading WordPress course management plugin.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is used in 7,000+ websites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
A course in WP Courseware includes training modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new course, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, edit certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether course participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options area)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind 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” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to insert course and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, registered users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WPCourseware is quite easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with 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 Expansion Capacity
WP Courseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware offers site owners with many unique features. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student 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 the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Training Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants with customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training course certificates …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function allows you to transfer your course to other websites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for course participants after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use 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 a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware works with leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials plugin customers have published about 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you already have lots of “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials.
WPCourseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete 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 settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ training step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This option enables you to install WPCourseware on 1 domain only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you install WPCourseware on 10 sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to activate WP Courseware on 25 domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the software is selling for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product author when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing details here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Product
WP Courseware helps you build an etraining course fast. This is a great solution you should definitely consider adding to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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