Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning sites like Udemy show that the eLearning industry is growing.
Udemy currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from design and personal transformation, to parenting & relationships and music, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for individuals that have unique information to teach.
e-Training – Opportunities & Challenges
The internet provides benefits and opportunities for developing courses online, but there are also a number of drawbacks.:
- Working out the,
- Employing familiar tools and technologies that do not require a time-consuming learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency of methods delivered across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Assessing student scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include the lack of face-to-face contact, potential lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), loss of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating products that teach practical things is a great way to attract new subscribers or monetize your website. Creating products is one of the best ways to build a loyal customer base, establish authority and credibility and position yourself as a leader in your niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every topic imaginable can be turned into an ecourse.
(Got knowledge, skills or a passion for photography, landscaping or copywriting? Turn it into an e-course!)
The problem is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell an online training product and your site is built with WordPress, then there’s a powerful courseware solution that can help you.
Our WordPress Product …
WPCourseware – WordPress Learning Management System Plugin
Description
WPCourseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up professional training courses and build e-learning products quickly and easily with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – Learning Management System Courseware Plugin For WordPress)
The WPCourseware plugin is currently being used on over 7,000 websites and makes creating e-courses in WordPress simple.
In WPCourseware, A training course contains training modules and training modules are built using units, quizzes, etc.
WPCourseware fully integrates with WordPress. The plugin adds its own menu section that lets you add a new training course, add or edit modules and units, edit quizzes, edit plugin, import/export your training content, create custom certificates, view training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you add a sidebar widget, giving users access to information about their course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely customized and configured.
For example, you decide whether participants need to complete a training section before they are allowed to advance through to the next unit …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view course information ”at a glance” inside your admin dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your courses inside your WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing drop-down menu options, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(”Edit Course” area)
Adding modules and units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, embedded media, and any other kind of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can rearrange the order of your training content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the ”Order Course” settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you have finished adding content to your module, simply 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 allows you to insert course 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 information you have added …
(Training course created with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, authorized members can access it …
(Users must log in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Product Benefits
Here are just some of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to add professional courses to your WordPress site on your WordPress web site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware installs like any regular plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WordPress 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 content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of enrollees to courses.
Add Any Type Of Content
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would typically add to a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Use different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: WP Courseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware allows you to deliver content across multiple devices.
Features
WPCourseware provides web site owners with many features. Here are just a few:
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 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)
Automatic Enrollment
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course students.
Customized Certificates Of Completion
Issue course participants who successfully complete courses with training course certificates. You can add a custom background, logo, and signature to certificates of completion …
(Course certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export feature lets you set up your course on another WP site.
Email Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom email messages for trainees after completing modules or courses and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who successfully complete the quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails trainees with their final grade with one click …
(Custom Notifications – WP Courseware)
Add Surveys & Quizzes
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Quizzes And Surveys)
- 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.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. Surveys allow you to download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are doing …
(WP Courseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Screen)
Works With Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WPCourseware works with many leading WordPress ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Below are a few of the testimonials and comments users have written about the WPCourseware 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing yourself online for a while, you already have plenty of useful training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
WP Courseware allows you to convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if you have already published a number of instructional articles and tutorials.
WP Courseware Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 day, 100% 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 a list of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete library of ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Price
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to configure WP Courseware on 1 website only. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This lets you configure WPCourseware on 10 websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to activate WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing for this product can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. Presently, the product is being retailed for the amounts shown above. This may or may not be the actual pricing charged by the software developer when you visit the product website 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 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 would like to create and sell an online training product, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use plugin that you may want to consider adding to your site.
For more details, visit the plugin website here:
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