Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
eTraining is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course sites like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every topic imaginable, from office productivity and personal productivity, to courses about religion & spirituality and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy.com offers over 30,000 ecourses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for individuals that have valuable knowledge that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities & Drawbacks
The internet provides many useful technologies and a great environment for creating and selling e-training courses, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Using easy-to-use tools that learners can immediately use to ,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student performance,
- Creating useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors like the lack of human contact, lack of motivation, distractions, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating an e-learning product that helps people acquire new skills and competency in subjects where there is a high level of demand is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable subject can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in fashion photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing your business online for a while, however, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is driven by WordPress and you plan to develop and sell an online training course, there’s an inexpensive and powerful plugin that you need to know about.
Announcing …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
Over 7,000 WordPress websites have the WPCourseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, courses include modules and training modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add new courses, edit course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export training content, modify training certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can decide if course participants must complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding modules and units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options you have configured …
(Create training courses with WPCourseware)
After your training product is published, the content can be viewed by logged in registered users …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Simply upload it to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin user section and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with course 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 lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Use on all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: The plugin deliver training content accross all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WP Courseware offers a number of features to WordPress users. Below we have listed a few:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your courses using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Completion Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide students with training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WP Courseware lets you create custom email messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated upon passing course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – Custom User Notifications)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WP Courseware)
Membership Site And e-Commerce Integration
WPCourseware can be used with many well-known WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site And e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published some instructional content like tutorials.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full refund 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 a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This allows you to use WP Courseware on a single web site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This edition enables you to use WP Courseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five domains. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Price details for the WP Courseware software depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct when this content was published. This may not be the actual price charged by the plugin developer when you visit the product website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current price here:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing how the software works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
If you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-learning products WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you may want to check out.
To learn more, visit the plugin website:
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