Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training (e-Training) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable, from design and personal productivity, to stress management and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 e-courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities & Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning ecourses include:
- Figuring out delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools that students can instinctively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating e-courses that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for commercial photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell learning courses there’s a great courseware plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Product Description
WPCourseware is the leading WordPress course management system plugin.
(WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
Thousands of websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course consists of training modules and training modules are built using course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add new training courses, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, add certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether students need to have completed a course section before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user 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, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” section)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your training course has been published, the content can be viewed by logged in members with permission to access the information …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress website:
Quick Installation
WPCourseware installs like any plugin. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin login and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, training module, or course 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
WPCourseware allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and enrollees.
Add Different Content Formats
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like audio, videos, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Use on all themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to web site owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Course Members Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Course Completion Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students who successfully complete training courses with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option lets you set up training courses on other websites.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware works with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are some of the 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
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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 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 product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to perform certain tasks.
Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 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 available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product License Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option allows you to use WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition lets you configure WP Courseware on ten domains. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 25 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing details of WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Presently, the software is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
WP Courseware helps you develop and sell e-courses quickly and easily. This is a great courseware plugin that you should definitely download and add to your site.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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