Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics, from office productivity and personal finance, to courses about health and fitness and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling e-courses. e-Learning computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio courses, online forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, some challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of these include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Employing familiar tools that do not require investing additional effort, money or time in a new learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating ecourses that help people acquire practical knowledge and skills of useful areas is a great way to attract new subscribers and develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got a business built around photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses and your website is built using WordPress, this article will introduce you to a powerful plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware includes training modules and modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you create new courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export data, modify certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you can specify if course students must complete a training section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your course details inside the WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about all courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the information you have added …
(Creating training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, users must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add training courses to your WordPress site on your WordPress website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your admin section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or 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 Capacity
WPCourseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add any type of content you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Works on all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many unique features to WP users. Here are some of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Training Course Certificates
Provide students with certificates. Certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import feature allows you to set up training courses on a new website.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email notifications to congratulate students upon module and course completion and to communicate other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grades with one click …
(User Notifications – WPCourseware)
Surveys And Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Membership And e-Commerce Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Integration)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials users have written about 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your website or blog, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% refund 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 options and settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This option allows you to set up WP Courseware on 1 WordPress web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. When we last checked, the software is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the plugin developer 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 information here:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video showing plugin usage, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware will help you create and sell an etraining course fast. This is a powerful plugin you should definitely consider using.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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