Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Training course sites like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astronomical rate.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from business and personal skills, to building healthy relationships and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online on every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique content to share.
eLearning – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides many opportunities for creating and selling etraining courses, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that learners can use immediately to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of standards delivered across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating courses that help people acquire useful skills is a great way to grow a list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, 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 a business built around fashion photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell learning products then let me introduce you to a powerful courseware solution you may want to consider using on your site.
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WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is used in thousands of WordPress sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, eCourses comprise of modules and training modules include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your main menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export data, create training certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings 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 details inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit course settings)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind 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 screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Creating training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your training course, authorized members can access it …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits of using WPCourseware to add professional training courses to your WordPress website or blog on your website:
Be Up And Running In Minutes
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or course unit with 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 plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Add different content types to create your training courses)
Additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware provides many unique features to web site owners. Below we have listed just some:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete courses can receive a certificate. Course completion certificates can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to set up training courses on other websites.
User Messaging
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email messages to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Add Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Sites
WPCourseware integrates with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Product Users
Below are a few of the testimonials users have published about 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, Author, Speaker, and E-Learning Expert
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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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” articles and tutorials have already posted on your website, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to build and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WPCourseware Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full refund 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 explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This license enables you to set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This allows you to configure WPCourseware on 10 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This license option lets you set up WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the WP Courseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price above was correct at the time this content was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest price:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you would like to develop e-courses, WP Courseware is an inexpensive and professional plugin that you may want to consider using.
For complete details, check out the plugin here:
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