Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy.com show that the eLearning industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy provides 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from web design and personal skills, to courses about building healthy relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have valuable information to share with others.
e-Training – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides many technologies and a great environment for developing and selling online courses, but there are also many drawbacks.:
- Working out the,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that learners can intuitively use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of human contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that help people learn new 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 build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable subject can be turned into a “how-to” course.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for commercial photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses then here’s a great solution that can help you.
Our WordPress Plugin …
WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, e-Courses comprise of modules and modules can contain units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new course, add or edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export course information, create certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you decide if learners need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View course information inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily 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 switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course settings)
Adding training modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
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 …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
Once your e-course has been published, members must log in and have permission to view your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
For more details go here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your web site:
Quick Installation
WPCourseware is really easy to install. Simply upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, 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 plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Use Different Types Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, video, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides WP users with many features. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course with a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Certificates Of Completion
Issue course participants who successfully complete courses with course completion certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to move courses to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate students after completing modules and courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated upon successfully completing course quizzes. You can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grade with just one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
eCommerce & Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware integrates with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Integration)
Testimonials From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials that plugin users have provided for 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
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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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have published lots of instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full refund 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 provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license option enables you to configure WPCourseware on a single WordPress web site. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license allows you to use WPCourseware on ten sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you set up WPCourseware on 25 websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Current pricing for WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was correct when this review was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the software seller when you visit the product 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 Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Install This Product
WPCourseware helps you build a training course fast. This is a powerful WP solution that you should definitely consider using.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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