Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and e-learning.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from business and personal brand building, to courses about happiness and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides tools and technologies for developing ecourses. e-Training tools include Learning Management Systems, videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, slide presentations, forums, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to planning online training courses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out the best training content delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools that learners can use instinctively to get trained,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Providing reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
eCourses – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating an e-course that helps people acquire the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
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 your business online for a while, however, you already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your site is built using WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create elearning products then there is a powerful plugin that you may want to consider using.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is the leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Learning Management Plugin For WordPress)
Over 7,000 WordPress sites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware contain modules and training modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can choose whether learners must complete a course section before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View details about all training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit your course options)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert course and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
With shortcodes, you can add training course information to your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, it can be viewed by your registered members …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
To learn more about the plugin go here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Implement. Ready To Start Using In No Time.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin user account and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or unit with 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 add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Add Any Kind Of Content
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 audio, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Use with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WP Courseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware offers a number of features to WP users. Here are some of these features:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll New Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Completion Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students who successfully complete your training courses with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for students after completing modules and courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon passing course quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware can be used with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
Feedback From Plugin Customers
Here are a couple of the testimonials and comments that customers have written 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 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” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This option enables you to set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on ten web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition lets you install WPCourseware on 25 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the product is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software seller when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
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.
Our Recommendation
WP Courseware helps you create and sell ecourses fast. This is a great plugin you should definitely check out.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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