Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like providing online courses and e-learning management systems.
e-Learning is is the digital equivalent of distance learning, where learners don’t have direct face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
eLearning course sites like Udemy are indicative of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from internet marketing and career development, to stress management and photography, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Learning industry is growing and that so many subjects can be taught online is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for businesses that have valuable information that can help transform the lives of others.
eTraining – Opportunities And Drawbacks
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for developing online training courses, but there are also many drawbacks and challenges.:
- Working out content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that learners can instinctively use to start learning,
- Ensuring consistency of standards in the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating useful reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face interaction, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distractions, etc.
eTraining – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating products that help people acquire practical skills is a great way to grow a list or develop another stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you want to create and sell ecourses, there’s an inexpensive and professional courseware solution that you may want to consider.
Presenting …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin
Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
Thousands of websites use WP Courseware. WPCourseware makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
A course in WP Courseware contains training modules and modules include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, add or edit existing course modules and units, add quiz questions, edit settings, import/export your data, create custom certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
The courses you add can be completely configured and customized.
For example, you can decide whether participants need to have completed a training unit before they are allowed to progress to the next unit …
(Configure course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all courses inside your WP dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about all courses inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” area)
Adding training modules and course units is as easy as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can arrange the order of your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(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 list of your course units in the “Course Units” section …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert courses and training module information into pages using shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, it can be viewed by logged in registered members …
(Members must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WPCourseware to create professional training courses online on your website:
Ready To Start Using In No Time
WPCourseware installs just like any other WP plugin. Simply upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WP administrator area and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create courses in minutes using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
Just create a new course, 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 Expandability
WP Courseware lets you set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally insert into WordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you like to create your training courses)
Some additional plugin benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with a number of features. Here are some:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Course Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can receive a customized course certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The import/export feature allows you to move courses to other websites.
Email Notifications
WP Courseware lets you create custom email notifications to congratulate students upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after completing training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails to students with their final grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use 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 a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
e-Commerce & Membership Plugin Integration
WPCourseware works with many ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins)
Testimonials
Here are just some testimonials that customers have published about 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have plenty of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are some instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your site, you probably already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
You can use the export/import feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable learning courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks.
WPCourseware Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% 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 settings menu explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete plugin “how to” tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Software Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to set up WPCourseware on 1 WordPress site only. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you run WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 25 WordPress websites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of WPCourseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. Currently, the product sells for the prices shown above. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the plugin 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, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Our Recommendation
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop and sell training courses WPCourseware is a powerful plugin that you should know about.
For more information, visit the plugin website here:
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