Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new niches to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and elearning.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the trainer or teacher.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Training sites like Udemy are strong indicators of the growth of the e-Learning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable, from office productivity and personal skills, to stress management and motivation, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing is not only great for people looking to learn new things, but also for individuals that have unique and valuable content to teach.
e-Learning – Opportunities And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective online training courses include:
- Working out the best training content delivery methods,
- Employing easy-to-use tools and technologies that don’t require taking on an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Generating reports, certificates of completion
Additionally, you need to take into account important factors such as the lack of human contact, learner boredom, loss of focus, etc.
eTraining – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating a product that teaches people useful things is a great way to grow a subscriber list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your niche or industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got knowledge, skills or business interest in fashion photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have loads of useful content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell an online training product there’s a great courseware solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a leading online learning management system plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Learning Management Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used in thousands of WP websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, e-Courses contain modules and training modules can include units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware fully integrates with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to your dashboard menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export course information, create custom certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WPCourseware Sidebar Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can decide whether course students need to have completed a course unit before they can advance to the next unit …
(Configure your course settings to suit your needs)
You can view training course details ”at a glance” inside your WP dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. reorder modules, course units and quizzes) …
(View course details inside your dashboard)
If you are already familiar with WordPress, you can create training courses quickly using familiar interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, 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, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Plugin options section)
Adding modules and course units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done creating your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use a range of built-in shortcodes to insert course and training module information into pages …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
With shortcodes, you can display course content on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After your training product has been published, registered members can access the content …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Here are just some of the many benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your site on your WordPress site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Configure. Ready To Start Using In Minutes.
WP Courseware is very easy to install. Just upload a zip file that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your WordPress dashboard and activate.
Create Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create training courses in minutes using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, training module, or 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 Expansion Capacity
The plugin allows you to set up unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which enables you to add anything you would normally insert into a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, like embedded media, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all themes: WPCourseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: The plugin deliver training content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WPCourseware offers WordPress users with many features. Here are just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students are enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through their course using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll New Course Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Training Course Certificates
Students can be issued with customized certificates of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Customized course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import functionality lets you move your course to other sites.
Custom User Message
WP Courseware lets you create custom user notifications to congratulate students upon module or course completion and communicating on course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. You can also send out mass emails trainees with their final course grades with one click …
(User Messaging – WPCourseware)
Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Add course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to structure the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
eCommerce And Membership Site Integration
WP Courseware works with leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are just a few of the testimonials and comments that plugin customers have written 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, 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
Product Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a digital training product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any page or post on your site into a course unit, so if showing outsourced workers how to complete certain tasks.
Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, full money-back 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 options and settings area provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to complete plugin training video step-by-step tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This edition lets you configure WP Courseware on a single site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option lets you set up WPCourseware on ten websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This license enables you to configure WPCourseware on 25 WordPress web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Price details for the product depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct when this review was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the plugin website and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For ”how-to” videos of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
The Bottom Line
WPCourseware helps you create e-courses fast. This is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution you should definitely add to your site.
To learn more, visit the plugin website here:
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