Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from web development and personal transformation, to creativity and language learning, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique content to teach.
e-Courses – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning, developing and implementing effective e-courses include:
- Working out methods of delivering training,
- Employing easy-to-use tools that don’t require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout content design, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing useful reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as lack of face-to-face contact, boredom, distracting environments, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating products that help people acquire the skills they need is a great way to grow a list and develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be taught online.
(Got a passion or interest in commercial photography, landscaping or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. If you have been online for a while, however, you already have loads of great training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your site is driven by WordPress and you want to develop e-courses, there’s an inexpensive and professional courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products fast using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software)
Thousands of websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. The software makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
Courses in WPCourseware consist of modules and modules can include course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, create custom certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide if course participants must complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about your training courses ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View course details inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress 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 course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind 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 Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware lets you insert courses and module information into pages using a range of shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your training course is published, it can be viewed by users with permission to access the information …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Go here to learn more: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your website on your site:
Quick And Simple To Install And Implement. Be Up And Running In No Time.
WPCourseware installs just like every WordPress plugin. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin files to your Plugins folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or course unit with 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 Expansion Capability
WP Courseware lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware provides many great features to WP users. Below we have listed a few of these:
Course Outline
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track a student’s course progress inside the dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Course Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Course Completion Certificates
Issue students with training course certificates. Certificates of completion can be personalized with custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Course completion certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export function allows you to transfer courses to other sites.
Custom Email Message
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages to congratulate trainees after completing modules or courses and communicating on related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to students with their final course grades with just one click …
(WP Courseware – Custom Email Notifications And User Messages)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book helps you track how students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With eCommerce & Membership Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(e-Commerce And Membership Site Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials plugin users have submitted regarding 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
Useful 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 new product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are a number of great instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your site, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to build and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable learning courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks in your business.
Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full money-back guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and 1 year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” section inside the plugin’s options and settings menu provides a list of the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 plugin training video step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Product License Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option enables you to activate WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This edition allows you to install WP Courseware on 25 domains. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WP Courseware product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price shown above was correct at the time this content was written. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product seller when you visit the site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
The Bottom Line
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses The WPCourseware plugin is a great plugin you may want to look into.
For complete details, visit the plugin website here:
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