Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online courses and e-learning.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
Online learning marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy currently offers over 30,000 courses online covery every topic imaginable, from office productivity and personal development, to courses about parenting & relationships and motivation, etc …
(Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
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, but also for businesses that have unique educational content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing ecourses include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating products that help people learn practical things is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Product creation is, after all, one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into an e-course.
(Got a passion or interest in commercial photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to develop online training courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional plugin that can help you.
Introducing …
WP Courseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is the leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used on over 7,000 sites and makes creating elearning courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, eCourses include training modules and training modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you add a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can decide whether participants need to complete a training unit before they are allowed to advance to the next unit …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course details inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your training courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit course options easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as adding 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 arrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done creating your module, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display course information on your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to registered students only …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress website:
Quick And Easy To Install And Configure. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like every plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your admin user section and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
WP Courseware lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would typically add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Works on all themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver your content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides many features to web site owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course 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.
Training Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete training courses with customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to set up training courses on a different WP website.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you set up custom email notifications for trainees after completing modules and courses and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grade with one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how well your students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Plugin Integration)
User Feedback
Here are a couple of the testimonials plugin users 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
WP Courseware Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty 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 options and settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ plugin training tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This license option enables you to activate WP Courseware on 1 WordPress web site only. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This option lets you activate WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license lets you configure WP Courseware on 25 websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was current at the time this article was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product developer when you visit the plugin site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Information
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell online training courses WP Courseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you should definitely look into.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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