Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are now finding new niches and opportunities to profit from in areas like providing online courses and elearning.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online learning sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing at an astounding rate every year.
Udemy offers 30,000+ e-courses covering all topics, from marketing and improving self esteem, to stress management and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 e-courses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eTraining industry is growing is not only great for people looking to acquire practical skills, but also for individuals that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
eLearning – Opportunities And Challenges
Some of the drawbacks of planning training courses online include:
- Working out methods of delivery,
- Using easy-to-use tools that course students can intuitively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistent methods are used throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors such as the lack of face-to-face contact, student boredom, potential lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information products, creating a product that helps people gain the skills they need to advance further is a great way to grow a subscriber list and monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got knowledge, skills or an interest in commercial photography, landscaping or technical writing? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If your website is powered by WordPress and you want to create and sell elearning products, there’s a cost-effective and powerful WordPress solution that you need to know about.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is the leading online course creation plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Software)
Over 7,000 websites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course comprises of training modules and training modules can contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export training content, create certificates of completion, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, allowing users to monitor their own progress …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can specify whether course participants need to complete a course unit before they can advance through to the next section …
(Course settings can be configured to suit your needs)
You can view details about your courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course details inside your dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of WordPress, you can create courses fast using familiar WP interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can reorganize the order of your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from the plugin settings section …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
Once your training product is published, it can be viewed by logged in your registered members …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Here are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create courses online on your website:
Installation Is Easy, Simple And Quick
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip folder containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, training 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and enrollees.
Add Any Kind Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add anything you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Some additional benefits of using this plugin include the following:
- Use with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin deliver content accross all devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers many features to WordPress users. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline and course progress page using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Students can receive course completion certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates …
(Training course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up training courses on other WP websites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages for students upon module or course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(Email Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book helps track how students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have training content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published loads of great “how to” articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This allows you to run WP Courseware on a single WordPress website. Price includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This allows you to use WPCourseware on 10 web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This allows you to run WPCourseware on 25 sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: 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 amounts shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin developer when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Product Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin in action, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop an online training product WP Courseware is a powerful plugin that you should check out.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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