Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning course marketplaces like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing at a tremendous rate.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from marketing and personal development, to courses about stress management and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to acquire the skills they need to advance further, but also for businesses that have something that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing online training courses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools that students can use intuitively to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Generating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors like the lack of human contact, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating products that help people gain the skills they need is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into a learning product.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you want to create and sell learning courses, there’s an inexpensive and powerful WordPress plugin that you may want to consider.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-learning courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware comprise of modules and training modules contain units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you create a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export course information, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware 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)
Courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether participants need to have completed a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View information about your training courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, provide 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 & drop, etc …
(Edit course options easily)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding 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 order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished 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” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have added …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be viewed by users with exclusive permission to access the information …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress website:
Ready To Use In Minutes
WP Courseware installs like any regular WP plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a course, module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and students.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like videos, audio, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Use on all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware deliver content accross all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware provides many features to WP users. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Certificates
Provide course participants who successfully complete courses with certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on a different WordPress website.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom email notifications for course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grades with a single click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Surveys And 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track how well your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are just some testimonials plugin users have published 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
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials already published on your site, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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 options and settings area provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to run WP Courseware on one WordPress site only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition enables you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress websites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license option lets you set up WP Courseware on twenty-five WordPress websites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost of purchasing the product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the price when this content was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the product seller when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
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.
Download The Product
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell an online training course WP Courseware is a great courseware plugin you need to look into.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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