Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Training is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
eTraining marketplaces like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astounding rate every year.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from web development and personal brand building, to courses about building healthy relationships and language learning, etc …
(Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that any subject can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have unique information to teach others.
eLearning – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides tools and technologies for developing and selling ecourses, but there are also significant drawbacks.:
- Figuring out the best method to deliver content,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell digital products, creating an e-course that helps people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you plan to create etraining products, there’s a cost-effective and powerful solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
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 fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
7,000+ websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware consists of training modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your training content, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully customize and configure your courses.
For example, you can choose whether students must complete a course section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Courses can be fully configured to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training courses inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as easy as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
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” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you add training course content to your pages and manage all of your course details from the plugin settings section …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-training course, your registered users can access it …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits
Below are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your WordPress website:
Quick And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Go To Work In No Time.
WPCourseware installs just like every plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugins folder via your WP admin user area and activate.
Very Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or 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 Expandability
WP Courseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as video, audio, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Use with all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware offers website owners with many great features. Here are some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their courses using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Certificates
Provide students who successfully complete training courses with training course certificates. Course certificates can be personalized with a custom background, logo, and signature …
(Customized certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export option lets you set up training courses on another WP website.
Email Messages
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications for trainees upon module and course completion and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing a quiz. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Depending on your needs, you can add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- 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 instructor grade book helps track how your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Section – WPCourseware)
Works With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WPCourseware integrates with many WordPress e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials that plugin customers have submitted regarding 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 online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of “how to” content like step-by-step tutorials already published on your website, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to build 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 outsourcing tasks in your business.
Product Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 day, 100% money-back 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 explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition allows you to use WP Courseware on 1 domain only. Pricing includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This license option allows you to configure WPCourseware on ten WordPress web sites. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license lets you run WP Courseware on 25 WordPress sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The pricing above was current when this article was published. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the product website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information here:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Highly Recommend This
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell e-courses WP Courseware is a powerful solution that you may want to consider.
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