Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are finding new niches 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 do not have face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Learning Industry Is Growing
Online course marketplaces like Udemy.com are indicative of the massive growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy provides over 30,000 courses online on every subject imaginable, from marketing and career development, to courses about building healthy relationships and improving your lifestyle, etc …
(Udemy currently offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable!)
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 unique and valuable content that can help transform the lives of others.
e-Learning – Benefits And Challenges
The digital medium provides benefits and opportunities for creating and selling e-courses. eTraining tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, audio training, web-conferencing apps, PDF reports, forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks when it comes to planning, developing and implementing courses online.
Some of the challenges include:
- Working out delivery methods,
- Using popular tools and technologies that learners can instinctively use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring learning outcomes,
- Grading student performance,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
You also need to take into account factors like lack of face-to-face contact, lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are trying to grow your web presence, creating a training product that helps people acquire the skills they need to advance further 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 customers, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Almost anything can be turned into an online training product.
(Got a business built around photography, gardening or creative writing? Turn it into an online training product!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch is very time-consuming. Chances are, however, that if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have loads of useful content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you want to create e-courses, there’s a cost-effective and professional courseware solution you need to know about.
Let’s Review …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Plugin Description
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets you set up training courses and build e-learning products fast with WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is used in thousands of WordPress websites and makes creating courses in WordPress very simple.
In WP Courseware, A course comprises of training modules and modules can include units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create new training courses, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes and surveys, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be entirely configured and customized.
For example, you can specify whether course students need to have completed a training section before they can advance to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can view details about all training courses “at a glance” and perform a number of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View training course information inside the WP dashboard)
If you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar WP interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by switching tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting drop-down menu options, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Easily edit your course details)
Adding modules and course units is as easy as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can include text, images, videos, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your content by dragging and dropping units inside modules inside the Ordering screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done creating 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” screen …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. You can use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
Shortcodes let you display course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from a central location …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
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)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Benefits Of Using WP Courseware
Here are just a few of the benefits of using WP Courseware to create professional training courses online on your web site:
Fast And Simple To Install And Set Up. Ready To Use In Very Little Time.
WP Courseware is really easy to install. Just upload a zip file containing the plugin to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Create Training Courses In Minutes
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with the way WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, module, or course unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the content and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capability
The plugin lets you create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of users to courses.
Add Any Kind Of Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically insert into a WordPress post or pageWordPress pages or posts besides text, like videos, audio, graphic elements, links, downloadable files, etc.
(Use different content types to create your training courses)
Some additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: The plugin works on all devices.
Product Features
WPCourseware provides a number of features to site owners. Below we have listed some:
Course Outline
You can create a course outline or course progress page via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode is dynamic and displays all the courses students are enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress with a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside the dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Students Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Course Completion Certificates
Students who successfully complete training courses can be issued with a training certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures …
(Customized certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The export/import option allows you to transfer your course to other sites.
Custom Email Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom user messages for course participants after completing modules or courses and for communicating other administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails to congratulate students who pass training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – User Notifications)
Quizzes & Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Add Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you decide to structure your course, 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. You can also download a CSV file with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware integrates with many leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With Membership & e-Commerce Sites)
Feedback From Users
Below are a couple of the testimonials and feedback that customers have submitted for 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
WPCourseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some “how to” content like tutorials already published on your website, you probably have a partially-created product …
(Convert any WordPress post or page into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the export/import feature to build and sell completed 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 tasks in your business.
Product Support
WP Courseware is well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete 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 shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to 15+ ”how-to” video tutorials …
(Plugin Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License Edition – This option enables you to activate WP Courseware on a single WordPress domain. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license option allows you to run WP Courseware on 10 WordPress websites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This lets you install WP Courseware on 25 domains. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: The price of WP Courseware depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The price above was current at the time this article was written. This may not be the actual pricing set by the software seller when you visit the plugin site and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing information here:
Additional Info
For a demo video of the plugin in action, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
In Conclusion
WP Courseware will help you create and sell an e-learning course fast. This is a great WordPress plugin you should definitely consider using.
For complete details, visit the plugin website:
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