Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Learning is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 e-courses covery every topic imaginable, from office productivity and personal finance, to courses about creativity and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have valuable information to teach others.
eCourses – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of planning and developing effective training courses online include:
- Figuring out methods of delivery,
- Employing popular tools that students can use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account important factors such as the lack of face-to-face interaction, boredom and potential lack of student motivation, distracting environments, etc.
Online Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a product creator, creating e-training products that help people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract 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 turned into an e-course.
(Got an interest or business built around photography, gardening or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you probably already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell ecourses and your site is powered by WordPress, here’s a powerful courseware plugin that can help you.
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WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress learning management plugin.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
Over 7,000 sites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The plugin makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Courses in WPCourseware contain training modules and modules comprise of course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your training content, create certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you decide if course participants need to have completed a training unit before they can advance to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course details “at a glance” and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create training courses quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course details easily)
Adding modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily 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 training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you use a range of shortcodes to insert courses and training module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from a central location …
(Create professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, authorized members can access it …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Use. Ready To Use In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
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 Capability
The WP Courseware plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like video, audio, images, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers WP users with many great features. Here are a few of these:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also navigate through your course using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Customized Certificates
Students who successfully complete courses can be issued with a course completion certificate. Course certificates can be customized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up a course on other WordPress sites.
Custom Email Notifications And Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with one click …
(WPCourseware – Email Messages)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Depending on how you decide to build the course, you can add 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 the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
Membership Site & e-Commerce Plugin Integration
WP Courseware integrates with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(eCommerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and comments that plugin users have published about WP Courseware:
“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 plenty of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials have already posted on your website, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export 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 staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, complete 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 settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Software Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This option enables you to set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress website. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option allows you to activate WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you set up WPCourseware on twenty-five sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase WPCourseware 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 pricing set by the plugin seller when you visit the website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing here:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Install This Plugin
WPCourseware helps you build and sell products fast. This is a great WordPress plugin you should definitely consider using.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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