Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online courses and elearning.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses on every topic imaginable, from IT & software and career development, to courses about creativity and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique content to teach others.
Online Training – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for developing and selling training courses online. Learning-boosting tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), videos, audio courses, video-conferencing apps, forums, e-Guides, etc. There are, however, a number of drawbacks when it comes to developing ecourses.
Some of the drawbacks include:
- Figuring out content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that course students can use instinctively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistent methods are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating an elearning course that helps people acquire practical skills is a great way to grow a list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into a teaching course.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop online training products then here’s a powerful courseware solution that you should definitely know about.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course creation plugin.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is used in over 7,000 WordPress sites and makes creating e-training courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of training modules and training modules comprise of course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you create a new course, add or edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your data, modify training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you decide whether course students need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can view training course details ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your unit, just 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 modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Creating training courses is easy with WP Courseware)
After your e-course is published, it can be viewed by authorized users …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your web site on your WordPress website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, 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
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Use on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides many unique features to WP users. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via 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 with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Training Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive course completion certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates of completion …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up training courses on a different WordPress site.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who complete the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And Messages)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys & 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
e-Commerce & Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Below are just some testimonials users have written 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, 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
WPCourseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your website or blog, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-learning courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing business tasks.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This edition lets you run WPCourseware on 1 WordPress website only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license option enables you to install WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing shown above was correct at the time this review was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software author when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Plugin
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell an online training product, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you may want to consider.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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