Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not have direct face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online on every topic imaginable, from web development and personal finance, to happiness and photography, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge to teach others.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Challenges
The digital medium provides many opportunities and technologies for creating and selling ecourses, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools and technologies that students can use instinctively to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Generating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Learning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating e-courses that help people gain practical knowledge and skills in useful things is a great way to grow a list and develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products 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. Anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or business built around commercial photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create learning courses and your website is built using WordPress, then there is a powerful WP solution you should check out.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Thousands of websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware comprise of training modules and modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your admin menu that lets you create new training courses, edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit settings, import/export training content, edit certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure all courses.
For example, you decide if participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view course details ”at a glance” inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all training courses inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit course options)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert course and 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 your dashboard …
(Creating professional training courses with WP Courseware)
After your training course has been published, the content can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your web site:
Installation Is Easy, Simple & Fast
WP Courseware installs just like every WP plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training 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 Expansion Capability
WPCourseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which allow you to add any type of content you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio files, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Product Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many great features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Certificate Distribution
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized certificates of completion)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function lets you transfer your course to other websites.
User Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after passing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on your needs, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials that users have provided for 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
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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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have plenty of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published a number of great instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Plugin Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s settings area provides a list of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to set up WP Courseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This edition lets you run WPCourseware on ten domains. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The above reflects the current pricing when this article was published. This may not be the actual price set by the product developer when you visit the site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing:
Additional Product Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Our Recommendation
WP Courseware will help you create and sell products fast. This is a great courseware solution you should definitely download and add to your site.
For full details, visit the plugin website:
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