Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online training and education.
Electronic training, or “e-training,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the massive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics, from web development and personal productivity, to courses about building healthy relationships and making better lifestyle choices, etc …
(Udemy.com 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 unique content that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Learning – Benefits & Challenges
The digital medium provides many tools and a great environment for developing online training courses, but there are also significant challenges and drawbacks.:
- Working out training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools that learners can instinctively use to ,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student performance,
- Providing useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom, loss of focus, etc.
Online Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that teach others subjects in strong demand is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell etraining products and your site is built using WordPress, here’s a powerful WP solution that you should definitely know about.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Plugin Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
WPCourseware is used in over 7,000 WordPress sites and makes creating elearning courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A course includes training modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export course information, add training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely customize and configure all courses.
For example, you decide if students need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Courses can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can view course information “at a glance” and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View details about all courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can 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 clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. 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 modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options and settings you have configured …
(Create professional training courses easily with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, the content can be viewed by your registered members …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WPCourseware is very easy to install. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WP admin user section and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Expansion Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like audio, videos, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with many unique features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and 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 Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Students
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Training Course Certificates
Students can receive certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export option allows you to set up a course on a different website.
Custom User Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for students after completing modules and courses and for communicating related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after passing the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with a single click …
(WPCourseware – Custom User Message)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Surveys & 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. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Works With Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are some of the testimonials customers have submitted for 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 probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” content like tutorials already published on your site, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create 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 new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, complete 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 options and settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Product Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WPCourseware on a single WordPress website. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license option allows you to activate WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was correct when this review was published. This may or may not be the actual price charged by the plugin seller when you visit the website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price here:
Additional Info
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Plugin
If you plan to develop online training products, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and powerful courseware plugin that you need to know about.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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