Thanks to the internet and digital technologies, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new opportunities to profit from in areas like providing e-training courses and e-learning.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where students have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
eLearning marketplaces like Udemy.com are strong indicators of the growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy.com offers 30,000+ e-courses on every subject imaginable, from web design and personal brand building, to courses on happiness and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com offers 30,000+ online courses covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have valuable educational content to teach.
Online Training – Opportunities & Drawbacks
Some of the drawbacks of developing e-learning courses include:
- Working out training delivery methods,
- Using popular tools that do not require spending extra time learning,
- Ensuring consistent standards are used throughout content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring learning performance,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation, loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you plan to create and sell products online, creating an ecourse that helps people acquire new skills is a great way to grow a list or monetize your website. Creating products is, after all, one of the best ways to build a customer base, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about anything can be taught online.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an ecourse!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch tends to be very time-consuming. If you have been online for a while, however, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you would like to create and sell training products, there’s a cost-effective and powerful solution that can help you.
Announcing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Management System Plugin For WordPress
Description Of Product
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily using WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Online Course Creation WordPress Plugin)
Thousands of websites use the WPCourseware plugin. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, A training course comprises of modules and training modules contain units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with any WordPress site. The plugin adds its own menu item that lets you create new courses, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export course information, create custom certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WP Courseware also lets you add a widget in your sidebar, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
You can completely configure and customize all courses.
For example, you can specify if course participants need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to progress to the next section …
(Courses can be customized to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside your dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you already understand how WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses 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 …
(Edit course options easily)
Adding training modules and 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 reorder your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
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” screen …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and training module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WPCourseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have added …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After your training course has been published, authorized users can access the content …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
Learn more about this plugin here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WPCourseware
Below we have listed just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your website:
Ready To Use In Very Little Time
WP Courseware installs just like every WordPress plugin. Just upload a zip folder that contains the plugin to your Plugins folder via your administrator section and activate.
Create Training Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can create training courses very quickly using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add any type of content you would typically add to WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio, video, images, hyperlinks, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin allows you to deliver your training content across multiple devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware offers many unique features to WP users. Below we have listed just a few of these:
Course Outlines
You can create a course outline and course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses your students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
Students can also navigate through your courses with a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Enroll Students Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates
Students can receive customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import function lets you transfer courses to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to set up custom user notifications for trainees after completing modules or courses and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. You can also send out a mass email trainees with their final course grades with a single click …
(WP Courseware – User Messaging)
Surveys & Quizzes
Add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide 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. Surveys allow you to download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book helps you track your student’s progress …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Section)
Integrates With e-Commerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware works with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Sites)
User Testimonials
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin users have provided for WPCourseware:
“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
WP Courseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
WPCourseware allows you to convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are a number of great educational articles and tutorials already published on your site, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any post or page into a course unit)
You can use the import/export feature to create and sell training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced business tasks.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, complete 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 options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of ”how-to” videos …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Videos)
Plugin Price
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to configure WP Courseware on a single website. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This allows you to install WP Courseware on 10 WordPress web sites. It includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This enables you to set up WP Courseware on 25 web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Please Note: Pricing for WPCourseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The price shown above was correct at the time this article was published. This may not be the actual price set by the product seller when you visit the plugin site 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 ”how to” videos showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Get The Product
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-training courses, The WP Courseware plugin is a great WordPress plugin that you should definitely know about.
For full details, check out the plugin here:
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