Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing teaching and training courses online and e-learning.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online teaching sites like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at a significant rate every year.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ online courses on every topic imaginable, from IT & software and personal brand building, to better parenting and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing 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.
eTraining – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective e-courses include:
- Figuring out the best training delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that course students can intuitively use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, potential lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
Online Courses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating an e-course that teaches others useful subjects is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an e-training course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product then there is a powerful plugin that you need to look into.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a leading online course management system plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
7,000+ WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The software makes creating training courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware consist of modules and modules comprise of units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your training content, create custom training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Your courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether participants must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating 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” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all of the options you have added …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to add courses to your web site on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
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 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 Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Different Content Types
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio files, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware offers many unique features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students can receive a course completion certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you set up a course on another website.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WPCourseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you choose to build the course, you can add 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. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help you track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials and feedback that users have published about the WP Courseware 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
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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 already have loads of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational articles and tutorials have already posted on your website or blog, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
WPCourseware 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This enables you to use WP Courseware on 1 website only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license allows you to run WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license enables you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The price of WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing when this review was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware will help you develop and sell ecourses fast. This is a great plugin you should definitely check out.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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