Thanks to the digital revolution, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are discovering new opportunities to profit from areas like online education.
e-Training is based on the concept of distance learning, where students don’t have direct face-to-face interaction with the teacher or trainer.
The eTraining Industry Is Growing
e-Training course marketplaces like Udemy show that the e-Training industry is growing.
Udemy.com currently offers 30,000+ ecourses covery every subject imaginable, from web development and career development, to religion & spirituality and hobbies, etc …
(Udemy.com provides over 30,000 ecourses covering all topics!)
The fact that the eLearning industry is growing is not only great for people looking to acquire useful skills, but also for businesses that have unique information to teach.
e-Training – Benefits & Drawbacks
The internet provides many tools and a great environment for developing and selling training courses online. Training-boosting delivered via computers and increasingly mobile-based tools and technologies include Learning Management Systems (LMS), video tutorials, audio courses, web-conferencing, online forums, slide and multimedia presentations, etc. There are, however, a number of challenges when it comes to planning, developing and implementing effective ecourses.
Some of these include:
- Figuring out training content delivery methods,
- Employing familiar tools that learners can instinctively use to access the content,
- Ensuring consistency across content design, course branding, etc.
- Measuring outcomes,
- Grading student scores,
- Providing reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of human contact, potential lack of motivation, distracting environments, etc.
e-Training – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your business online, creating an e-course that helps people acquire useful skills is a great way to grow a subscriber list or develop a new stream of revenue. Product creation is one of the best ways to build a customer base, as well as establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as an industry or niche leader.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Anything can be turned into an elearning course.
(Got a passion for commercial photography, horticulture or copywriting? Turn it into an training course!)
The problem 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 marketing yourself online for a while, you already have training content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a digital product.
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to create and sell training products and your website is driven by WordPress, then here is a great WP plugin that can help you.
Let’s Review …
WPCourseware – WordPress Course Management Plugin
Description Of Product
WPCourseware is a leading online course management plugin for WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WP Courseware is currently being used on thousands of websites and makes creating courses in WordPress simple.
In WP Courseware, e-Courses comprise of modules and training modules contain course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with any WordPress site. Once installed, the plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you add a new course, add or edit existing modules and units, add quiz questions, edit plugin, import/export data, create custom certificates of completion, access training documentation, etc …
(WP Courseware options menu)
WPCourseware also lets you include a widget in the sidebar, giving users access to information about how they are progressing in the course …
(WP Courseware Widget)
You can completely configure and customize your courses.
For example, you can specify whether students need to complete a course unit before they are allowed to advance to the next section …
(Course settings can be fully customized to suit your needs)
You can access an overview of your training course details inside the admin dashboard and perform a number of actions (e.g. access the grade book) …
(View details about your courses inside the admin dashboard)
If you have a basic understanding of the way WordPress works, you can quickly create courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize messages and notifications, issue certificates of completion for courses and fine tune other course settings simply by clicking tabs, entering data into fields, checking radio buttons, choosing options from drop-down menus, rearranging elements around screens using drag & drop, etc …
(Edit course settings easily)
Adding modules and units is as simple as creating 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 order your units inside modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” screen …
(Order Course Modules & Units section)
When you have finished creating your module, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
All of your course units display in a table in the “Course Units” area …
(Course Units table)
Placing your course and training modules into pages is simple. WPCourseware uses shortcodes to insert courses and module information into pages …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
Shortcodes let you display training course information on your pages and manage all of your course options from your dashboard …
(Training course created with WP Courseware)
After your e-course is published, registered users can access the content …
(Users must be logged in and have permission to access your training content)
More info: WP Courseware
Benefits
Below we have listed just a few of the benefits of using WPCourseware to create training courses online on your WordPress site:
Quick And Easy To Install And Set Up. Be Up And Running In Minutes.
WPCourseware is really easy to install. 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 quickly create courses using familiar interfaces and functions.
Simply create a course, training module, or 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 Expansion Capability
WP Courseware allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, quizzes, surveys and add an unlimited number of students to courses.
Use Different Content Types
Course units use WordPress custom types, which let you add anything you would typically insert into WordPress pages or posts besides text, such as audio files, videos, images, links, file downloads, etc.
(Add any type of content you want to create your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include the following:
- Compatible with all WordPress themes: WP Courseware works with all WordPress themes.
- Compatible with all devices: WP Courseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
Plugin Features
WP Courseware provides many great features to WordPress users. Here are just some of those:
Course Outline And Progress Page
You can create course outlines and course progress pages using shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays the courses students have enrolled in while also displaying their current progress.
Track Course Progress
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 the dashboard …
(Track course progress)
Automatically Enroll Participants
Set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new participants.
Customized Training Course Certificates
Students can receive a certificate. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to course certificates …
(Certificates)
Import/Export Functionality
The import/export functionality lets you transfer your course to other websites.
Custom Notifications
WP Courseware allows you to create custom email messages for course participants after completing modules and courses and to communicate 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 students with their final course grade with one click …
(WPCourseware – Custom User Notifications)
Add Quizzes And Surveys
Add a quiz or survey to course content …
(Quizzes & Surveys)
- Depending on how you choose to build your course, you can use course progress blocking or non-blocking quizzes.
- Quizzes can be timed, paginated, and include customized feedback based on question tags.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download a CSV file with the survey results.
- The instructor grade book will help track how your students are doing …
(WPCourseware – Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area)
Works With WordPress eCommerce & Membership Sites
WPCourseware integrates with leading ecommerce and membership plugins …
(Membership Site & e-Commerce Plugin Integration)
Testimonials From Plugin Users
Here are a few of the testimonials and feedback that plugin customers 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, Entrepreneur, Blogger, & Speaker
WP Courseware Plugin – Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been online for a while, you probably already have content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WPCourseware lets you convert any post or page on your site into a course unit, so if there are some educational articles and tutorials published on your site, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(Convert any page or post into a course unit)
Additionally, you can use the import/export feature to create and sell completed training courses to other WordPress site owners.
Apart from using the plugin to create sellable courses, you can also use WPCourseware to train new staff, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
Support
WP Courseware is very well-supported and backed by a risk-free, 30 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” section inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the available shortcodes …
(Plugin Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to a complete set of plugin training video tutorials …
(WPCourseware Documentation – How-To Video Tutorials)
Product Pricing
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site License – This allows you to install WP Courseware on a single domain. Includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Price = $99.00.
- 10-Site Edition – This lets you configure WPCourseware on ten web sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $125.00.
- 25-Site Licensing – This edition allows you to run WP Courseware on twenty-five sites. Includes one year of free upgrades and support. Price = $175.00.
Note: The price of WP Courseware can vary, depending on whether there are any promotions or limited-time special offers. The pricing shown above was current when this article was published. This may not be the actual pricing charged by the product developer when you visit the plugin website and you may be shown additional upsells or one-time offers after your purchase.
Check the plugin’s website for current pricing details:
Additional Info
For demo videos showing how the plugin works, including installation instructions and tutorials, FAQs, support help desk, contact details and more, visit the WP Courseware website.
Download This Plugin
If you’re searching for a cost-effective way to develop an online training course WPCourseware is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use courseware plugin that you should keep in mind.
For more information, check out the plugin here:
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