Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
e-Learning is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
Online education marketplaces like Udemy are strong indicators of the tremendous growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ courses online covering all topics, from marketing and developing influence, to courses about building healthy relationships and improving memory & study skills, etc …
(Udemy offers 30,000+ online courses covering every topic imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to gain useful skills, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to share.
eCourses – Opportunities And Challenges
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling online training courses, but there are also significant challenges.:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Using familiar tools that students can use to access the training content,
- Ensuring consistency of methods in the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additionally, you need to take into account factors such as lack of human contact, potential lack of student motivation, distractions that cause loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – Unlimited Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell information-based products, creating a training product that helps people gain useful skills is a great way to grow a list and monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost every topic where there is interest and a demand to learn can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for photography, gardening or technical writing? Turn it into an etraining product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. If you have been marketing yourself online for a while, however, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built using WordPress and you want to develop and sell an online training course, there’s an inexpensive and powerful plugin you may want to consider adding to your site.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up training courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation Plugin For WordPress)
WPCourseware is currently being used by over 7,000 businesses online and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
Training courses in WPCourseware comprise of modules and modules can contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new training course, edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom training certificates, view plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, giving you further customization options …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can specify if learners need to have completed a training section before they can advance to the next unit …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside your admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can create courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Easily edit course settings)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type 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 ”Order Course Modules & Units” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a table containing all of your course units in the “Course Units” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the content you have added …
(Create professional-looking training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, members must log in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits of using WPCourseware to add courses to your WordPress website on your WordPress website:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In No Time.
WPCourseware installs like any regular WP plugin. Simply upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your admin user login and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, module, or course unit with course content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to organize the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expandability
The WP Courseware plugin allows you to add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and students.
Use Different Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which allows you to add any type of content you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware deliver training content accross all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers a number of great features to web site owners. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Student Progress
Students can also view their course progress using a custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatically Enroll New Students
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
Students can be issued with certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export function lets you move your course to other websites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email messages for students upon module and course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after passing training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final grade with just one click …
(Custom Email Notifications And Messages – WP Courseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Surveys & 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. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing in a course …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WPCourseware)
e-Commerce And Membership Site Integration
WPCourseware works with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Sites)
User Testimonials
Below are some of the testimonials users 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, 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have 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 instructional content like tutorials already published on your site, you could already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable elearning courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, full refund guarantee. Users get free access to all integrations and one year of support and upgrades with their purchase.
The plugin’s “Documentation” screen inside the plugin’s settings menu provides examples of the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to dozens of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to set up WPCourseware on a single WordPress site. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This license enables you to run WP Courseware on 10 web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site License Edition – This enables you to install WP Courseware on 25 WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: The cost to purchase the WP Courseware software can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product is being retailed for the pricing shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the plugin author 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 Information
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
We Recommend
WP Courseware helps you develop courses fast. This is a powerful solution you should definitely consider.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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