Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like online training and education.
e-Training is is the modern equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have face-to-face contact with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining course sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the e-Training industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics, from internet marketing and personal brand building, to courses on health and fitness and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning 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 valuable educational content to teach.
eCourses – Opportunities & Challenges
The internet provides many great technologies and opportunities for creating e-courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training,
- Using easy-to-use tools that don’t require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency of methods used in content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, student boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
e-Courses – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating products that help people acquire new skills and competency in subjects that will advance their opportunities to grow or succeed is a great way to grow a subscriber list and develop another stream of revenue. 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. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion for fashion photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an e-learning course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you plan to create and sell ecourses, there’s a cost-effective and powerful WP plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
The WP Courseware plugin is currently being used in thousands of WordPress sites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain modules and modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your menu that lets you create new courses, edit modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your training content, modify training certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be fully customized and configured.
For example, you can specify whether students need to complete a training unit before they can progress through to the next section …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course information inside the admin dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit course settings easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorder your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to 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 modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Creating professional training courses is easy with WPCourseware)
After publishing your training product, members must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Members must log in and have permission to view your training content)
For more details, visit the plugin site here: WP Courseware
Plugin Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress website:
Very Easy To Install
WPCourseware installs like any WordPress plugin. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your WordPress admin area and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a course, module, or 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 plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and course participants.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as video, audio files, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Additional benefits of this plugin include the following:
- Use on all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Features
WP Courseware provides many unique features to website owners. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also navigate through your course with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Certificates Of Completion
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a course certificate. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option allows you to transfer courses to other websites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email notifications for students after completing modules or courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final grades with one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And Messages)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys & 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WPCourseware)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials that plugin customers 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
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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
Plugin Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if you have already published some educational content like tutorials.
Support
The plugin is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% 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 options and settings area provides a list of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of video step-by-step tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This edition allows you to install WPCourseware on one WordPress web site only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This enables you to use WPCourseware on 10 domains. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This lets you configure WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Current pricing for the WPCourseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. When we last checked, the plugin retails for the pricing shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how to” videos of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you would like to develop and sell e-courses, the WPCourseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin you may want to consider.
To learn more, check out the plugin here:
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