Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing online courses and elearning systems.
Electronic learning, or “elearning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eTraining industry is growing at a massive rate.
Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable, from business and developing influence, to courses about building healthy relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique educational content to teach others.
eCourses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective online courses include:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using popular tools and technologies that students can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, boredom, lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating a course that helps people acquire practical knowledge and skills 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 online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an e-course.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, horticulture or creative writing? 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 already have plenty of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses and your website is built using WordPress, then let me introduce you to a great courseware plugin you may want to consider using on your site.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is the leading online course creation software for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management Plugin For WordPress)
WP Courseware is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware consist of training modules and modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your data, add certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all of your courses.
For example, you can choose whether course participants need to have completed a training section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all courses inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit your 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, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display training course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Create training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After your training product has been published, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add courses to your website on your WordPress web site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
WP Courseware installs just like any WP plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin user section and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a new course, training module, or 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 Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio files, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides site owners with a number of great features. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatically Enroll Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete courses can receive a certificate. Course completion certificates can be customized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Certificates of completion)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to move your course to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants after completing modules and courses and for communicating other 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 mass emails trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(Email Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build the course.
- 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 CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WPCourseware integrates with many leading WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration)
User Feedback
Below are a few of the testimonials plugin users have published about WPCourseware:
“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
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published loads of great educational content like step-by-step tutorials.
Product Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to set up WPCourseware on a single web site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to install WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The cost to purchase the product 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 not be the actual price charged by the product developer when you visit the product site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
WP Courseware will help you create a training course fast. This is a great solution you should definitely add to your site.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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