Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial organizations and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from in areas like online education.
eTraining is is the technological equivalent of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eTraining sites like Udemy.com are indicative of the explosive growth of the eLearning industry.
Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 online courses on every topic imaginable, from web design and personal brand building, to courses on better parenting and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy provides 30,000+ online courses on every subject imaginable!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn new skills, but also for businesses that have something valuable to share with others.
eCourses – Opportunities & Challenges
The digital medium provides many useful technologies and a great environment for developing online training courses. e-Training computer-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems, videos, video-conferencing apps, audio training, online forums, reports, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning etraining courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Figuring out the best way to deliver training content,
- Using familiar tools and technologies that do not require an additional learning curve,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, course branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), lack of focus, etc.
e-Learning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are a digital product creator, creating e-courses that teach people useful subjects is a great way to attract new subscribers or develop another stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Every imaginable topic can be turned into an online training product.
(Got skills, knowledge or a passion for photography, gardening or copywriting? Turn it into an elearning course!)
The problem is that creating PDF reports and training courses from scratch takes a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop ecourses then there is a great WordPress solution that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading learning management system courseware plugin for WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used by 7,000+ businesses online and makes creating elearning courses in WordPress simple.
Training courses in WP Courseware include modules and modules are built from course units, surveys, etc.
WP Courseware integrates fully with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds its own menu section that lets you create new training courses, add or edit modules and units, edit quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export course information, add certificates, access plugin documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing you to further customize your course options …
(WP Courseware Sidebar Widget)
Courses can be completely customized and configured.
For example, you can decide if course participants need to have completed a training unit before they can progress through to the next unit …
(Customize your course settings to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of all training course information inside your dashboard and perform a range of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View training course details inside your admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of how WordPress works, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can easily add and edit the course title and description, set user access, customize messages and user notifications, create course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, selecting options from drop-down menus, dragging and dropping elements around screens, etc …
(Edit your course settings easily)
Adding training modules and course units is as simple as creating and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, embedded media, and any other type of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your training content by dragging and dropping units inside training modules inside the Ordering settings area …
(Order Course Modules & Units screen)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
Your course units will be listed in a table in the “Course Units” section …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware allows you to insert courses and training module information into pages using the plugin’s built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcode)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have configured …
(Create professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After your training course is published, users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
To learn more about this plugin go here: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just some of the many benefits of using WP Courseware to create courses online on your web site:
Fast & Easy Installation
WPCourseware installs just like any other plugin. Just upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your dashboard and activate.
Really Simple To Use
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Simply create a new course, training module, or course unit with course 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 Capacity
The WP Courseware plugin lets you add unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and course participants.
Use Different Content Formats
A course unit uses WordPress custom types, which lets you add anything you would normally add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add different content types in your training courses)
Some additional benefits include the following:
- Compatible with all themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware works on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WPCourseware offers many unique features to web site owners. Here are just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines or course progress pages using 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 navigate through their course using a custom sidebar widget.
As a course administrator, you can also track student progress inside your dashboard …
(Progress-tracking features)
Enroll New Students Automatically
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Customized Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can receive customized training certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Customized training certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality allows you to set up training courses on another website.
Custom Email Notifications And User Messages
WP Courseware allows you to set up custom user messages for course participants upon module or course completion and to communicate course-related administrative matters. You can also customize quiz result emails so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing training quizzes. Additionally, you can also send out a mass email to your students with their final course grades with one click …
(Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Quizzes & Surveys
You can add quizzes and surveys to your course content …
(Add Quizzes And Surveys)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on how you decide to build the course.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Quiz results can be downloaded in PDF format. The survey feature allows you to download a CSV file with survey results.
- The course grade book will help track how your students are doing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With e-Commerce & Membership Site Plugins
WP Courseware works with many leading e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Integrates With WordPress Membership & eCommerce Plugins)
Testimonials
Here are a couple of the testimonials users 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
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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 – 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 digital product.
WP Courseware lets you easily convert any any WordPress post or page into a course unit, so if there are a number of great instructional articles and step-by-step tutorials published on your website, you could already have a product partially created …
(Convert any WordPress page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, 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 e-courses, you can also use WP Courseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourcing tasks in your business.
WP Courseware Plugin Support
The plugin is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, thirty day, 100% money-back 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 options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Tutorials)
Plugin Cost
WP Courseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This lets you configure WPCourseware on a single site. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License Edition – This license option lets you run WPCourseware on 10 WordPress web sites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This enables you to run WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WP Courseware plugin can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time specials being offered. The above reflects the current pricing when this article was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product author when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after you’ve purchased.
Check the plugin’s website for the current pricing information:
Additional Plugin Information
For a demo video of the plugin, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Product
If you are searching for a cost-effective way to develop and sell training courses, WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware solution that you may want to consider.
For more details, visit the plugin website:
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