Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial businesses and individuals are finding new niches to profit from in areas like online education.
Electronic learning, or “e-learning,” is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners have no face-to-face contact with the teacher or trainer.
The e-Training Industry Is Growing
eTraining course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Learning industry is growing at an astronomical rate every year.
Udemy.com provides 30,000+ ecourses on every subject imaginable, from web design and personal transformation, to better parenting and language learning, etc …
(Udemy.com currently offers over 30,000 ecourses on every subject imaginable!)
The fact that the e-Training industry is growing and that so many topics can be taught online is not only great for people looking to acquire practical knowledge, but also for businesses that have something unique that can help transform the lives of others.
eCourses – Benefits And Drawbacks
The digital medium provides many technologies and a great environment for creating and selling training courses online. eTraining tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), online videos, web-conferencing apps, audio training, e-Books, online forums, etc. There are, however, some drawbacks involved in planning, developing and implementing online courses.
Some of the challenges include:
- Figuring out methods of delivering training content,
- Using popular tools and technologies that do not require spending additional time learning,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Assessing student scores,
- Creating reports, completion certificates
Additional factors include the lack of human contact, lack of student motivation (e.g. boredom), potential lack of focus, etc.
Online Training – Unlimited Possibilities
If you are an internet marketer, creating elearning products that teach practical subjects to others is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Creating products is, after all, 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. Just about every imaginable subject can be turned into a learning product.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, horticulture or writing sales copy? Turn it into an online training course!)
The problem with product creation, however, is that creating “how to” ebooks and training courses from scratch can take a lot of time. Chances are, however, that if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a new digital product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop ecourses then here is a powerful solution you need to look into.
Introducing …
WPCourseware – Online Course Creation Software
Description Of Plugin
WP Courseware is a learning management system plugin for WordPress that lets users set up e-courses and build e-learning products quickly with WordPress.
(WP Courseware – WordPress Course Management System Plugin)
Over 7,000 websites have the WP Courseware plugin installed. WP Courseware makes creating e-courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, A course contains training modules and training modules contain course units, quizzes, etc.
WP Courseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. Once installed, the plugin adds a new section to the admin menu that lets you add a new training course, edit existing course modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your course information, modify certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware plugin menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a sidebar widget, allowing users to view their course progress …
(WP Courseware Widget)
Courses can be fully configured and customized.
For example, you can choose whether course participants must complete a training section before they can advance to the next section …
(Customize course settings to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of all training courses inside your admin 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 how WordPress works, you can create courses fast using familiar interfaces and functions.
For example, you can add and edit course titles and descriptions, set user access, customize user messages and notifications, provide course completion certificates and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering information into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag and drop, etc …
(Easily edit course settings)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing WordPress posts. You can easily include text, images, videos, and any other form 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 Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you are done adding content to your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of your course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware allows you to use the plugin’s built-in shortcodes to insert course and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your course will display to users with all of the options and settings you have configured …
(Create training courses easily with WPCourseware)
After publishing your e-course, you can restrict access to registered users only …
(Members must be logged in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more here: WPCourseware
Benefits
Here we have listed just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create professional courses online on your WordPress site:
Ready To Go To Work In Minutes
WP Courseware installs just like any plugin. Simply upload the plugin file to your Plugin folder via your administrator login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly
As mentioned earlier, if you already understand how WordPress works, you can create courses quickly and easily using familiar WordPress interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or unit with content, and optional quiz or survey. Drag and drop to arrange the course and create a course outline using the plugin’s shortcodes or widget.
Unlimited Expansion Capacity
The WPCourseware plugin lets you set up 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 let you add anything you would typically add to WordPress posts or pages besides text, such as embedded media, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WPCourseware integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Use on all devices: WPCourseware allows you to deliver training content across multiple devices.
Features
WP Courseware offers WordPress users with a number of great features. Here are some of those features:
Course Outline & Progress Page
You can create course outlines or course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses your students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
Students can also view their course progress using a dynamic custom sidebar widget.
As an administrator, you can also track students as they progress through courses inside your dashboard …
(Track student progress)
Enroll Participants Automatically
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new students.
Course Certificates
At the end of a course, you can provide course participants who successfully complete courses with customized training course certificates. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course completion certificates …
(Training certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import functionality allows you to set up your course on a different website.
Custom User Message
WPCourseware lets you set up custom user messages to congratulate trainees upon module and course completion and for communicating course-related administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after successfully completing a quiz. Additionally, you can also send out mass emails to your students with their final course grades with a single click …
(Custom Email Notifications – WPCourseware)
Add Surveys And Quizzes
You can add a quiz or survey to your course content …
(Add Surveys And Quizzes)
- Use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes depending on your needs.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track your student’s progress …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Screen – WP Courseware)
Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Sites
WP Courseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials
Here are some of the testimonials and feedback that users have provided for 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
Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new digital training product.
WPCourseware allows you to easily convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if you have already published some “how to” articles and tutorials.
Product Support
WPCourseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, thirty day, complete 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 settings menu provides examples of the available shortcodes …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Video Tutorials)
Product Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Edition – This lets you set up WP Courseware on a single WordPress web site. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site Licensing – This option enables you to use WPCourseware on ten WordPress sites. It includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site License – This license lets you use WPCourseware on twenty-five WordPress web sites. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: Pricing details of the WP Courseware plugin depends on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing above was correct at the time this content was written. This may or may not be the actual pricing set by the product seller when you visit the plugin site 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 showing plugin usage, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer help desk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
We Recommend
If you’re searching for an inexpensive way to create and sell e-training courses, WPCourseware is a great courseware plugin you should definitely know about.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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