Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning (eLearning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eTraining course sites like Udemy show that the eTraining industry is growing.
Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from web design and personal skills, to courses about happiness and photography, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ courses online covering every topic imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have something valuable that can help transform the lives of others.
Online Courses – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many opportunities and technologies for creating online training courses. Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, audio training, web-conferencing, forums, e-Books, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing courses online.
Some of these include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Using easy-to-use tools that do not require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistent standards are applied throughout the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
You also need to take into account factors like lack of human contact, learner boredom, distractions, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to develop and sell information-based products, creating a course that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a 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 a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an etraining product.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or technical writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell e-courses then here is a great plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is the leading WordPress course management plugin.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used in over 7,000 websites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware contain modules and modules can contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds a new section to the main menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quizzes and surveys, edit plugin, import/export your course information, modify certificates of completion, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether course participants need to have completed a training section before they are allowed to progress through to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view information about all training courses ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View training course details inside your WP dashboard)
If you already understand the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Edit course settings easily)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other type 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 Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your unit, simply publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the information you have configured …
(Creating professional training courses with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-learning product, the content can be accessed by authorized users …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WPCourseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your WordPress site:
Fast And Easy To Install And Use. Ready To Go To Work In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like every other plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your WordPress admin area and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Simply 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 Expandability
The plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and users.
Add Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would normally add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin deliver content accross all devices.
WPCourseware Features
WPCourseware provides a number of great features to site owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all 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 an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll Course Members
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificate Distribution
At the end of a course, you can issue course participants who successfully complete your training courses with customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you transfer courses to other sites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware lets you set up custom email notifications to congratulate course participants upon module and course completion and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email to congratulate students who successfully complete course quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grade with one click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Quizzes And Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you choose to build your course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & eCommerce Plugin Integration)
Feedback From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials plugin users have provided 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
WP Courseware – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website 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 some educational articles and step-by-step tutorials.
Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 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” section inside the plugin’s settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This option enables you to set up WPCourseware on 1 domain only. Price includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This enables you to activate WP Courseware on 10 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This option enables you to activate WPCourseware on twenty-five web sites. Pricing includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Currently, the product is selling for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual price 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 Information
For a demo video showing how the software works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Download This Product
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses WPCourseware is a powerful courseware solution that you may want to consider.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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