Thanks to the internet, thousands of entrepreneurial companies and individuals are now finding new niches to profit from in areas like providing teaching and training courses online and e-learning management systems.
Electronic learning (e-Learning) is based on the concept of distance learning, where learners do not interact face-to-face with the teacher or trainer.
The eLearning Industry Is Growing
e-Learning course marketplaces like Udemy are indicative of the tremendous growth of the eTraining industry.
Udemy offers over 30,000 courses online covering all topics, from IT & software and growing your influence, to courses about health and fitness and motivation, etc …
(Udemy currently offers 30,000+ courses online covering all topics!)
This is not only great for people looking to learn, but also for businesses that have unique and valuable information to teach.
Online Learning – Benefits And Drawbacks
Some of the challenges of planning and developing effective ecourses include:
- Working out the,
- Using popular tools and technologies that learners can use to get trained,
- Ensuring consistency across the content, branding, etc.
- Measuring results,
- Grading scores,
- Creating reports, certificates of completion
Additional factors include lack of face-to-face interaction, potential lack of motivation (e.g. boredom), lack of focus, etc.
eLearning – A World Of Possibilities
If you are trying to expand your web presence, creating elearning courses that teach subjects in areas of strong demand is a great way to grow a list or develop an online stream of revenue. Creating products is one of the best ways to attract new customers, establish authority and credibility online and position yourself as a leader in your industry or niche.
There’s a ton of opportunity. Just about every imaginable topic can be taught online.
(Got an interest or passion for photography, landscaping or technical 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 yourself online for a while, you already have content on your blog or website that can be leveraged into a training product.
If your website is built with WordPress and you are searching for an inexpensive way to develop e-learning products this article will introduce you to a powerful plugin that you may want to check out.
Presenting …
WP Courseware – WordPress Course Creation 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 using WordPress.
(WPCourseware – WordPress Course Creation Plugin)
WPCourseware is currently being used in over 7,000 websites and makes creating training courses in WordPress very simple.
In WPCourseware, courses contain training modules and training modules can include course units, surveys, etc.
WPCourseware can be fully integrated with WordPress. The plugin adds an “options” menu that lets you create a new training course, add or edit existing modules and units, edit quizzes, edit settings, import/export your training content, create custom certificates of completion, view training documentation, etc …
(WPCourseware options menu)
WP Courseware also lets you include a widget in your sidebar, allowing users to monitor their own course progress …
(WPCourseware Widget)
You can fully configure and customize your courses.
For example, you decide if course participants must complete a course section before they can progress through to the next section …
(Course settings can be customized to suit your needs)
You can see an overview of your training courses inside your WP dashboard and perform various types of actions (e.g. edit course settings) …
(View information about your courses inside your dashboard)
If you already understand WordPress, you can quickly create training courses using familiar WordPress interfaces and functionality.
For example, you can add and edit your course title and description, set user access, customize user messages and user 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 …
(Plugin ”Edit Course” screen)
Adding training modules and units is as simple as adding and editing a WordPress post. You can include text, images, videos, and any other form of content that you would normally add to a post.
You can order your units inside training modules using drag and drop inside the ”Order Course Modules & Units” section …
(Order Course Modules & Units settings area)
When you have finished adding content to your unit, just publish it like any other WordPress post or page.
You can view a list of all course units in the “Course Units” area …
(List of course units)
Placing your course and modules into pages is simple. WP Courseware lets you insert course and module information into pages using a range of built-in shortcodes …
(WP Courseware shortcodes)
After publishing your page, your training course will display to users with all the options and settings you have added …
(Creating professional-looking training courses with WP Courseware)
After publishing your e-course, registered users can access it …
(Users must log in and have permission to view your training content)
Learn more about the plugin here: WPCourseware
Plugin Benefits
Below are just a few of the benefits and advantages of using WP Courseware to create training courses online on your site:
Ready To Use In Minutes
WPCourseware installs like every plugin. Simply upload a zip file that contains the plugin files to your Plugin folder via your admin user login and activate.
Create Courses Quickly And Easily
As mentioned earlier, if you are already familiar with how WordPress works, you can create courses very quickly using familiar interfaces and functions.
Just create a new course, module, or course 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 Capacity
The plugin allows you to create unlimited courses, modules, lessons, surveys, quizzes and add an unlimited number of participants to courses.
Use Different Content
Course units use WordPress custom types, which enable you to add anything you would normally add to a WordPress page or postWordPress posts or pages besides text, such as audio files, video, graphic elements, hyperlinks, file downloads, etc.
(Use different types of content in your training courses)
Additional benefits and advantages include:
- Compatible with all WP themes: The plugin integrates with all WordPress themes.
- Works on all devices: WPCourseware deliver content that can be viewed on all devices.
WP Courseware Features
WP Courseware provides a number of great features to WP users. Below we have listed just a few:
Course Outlines
You can create course outlines and course progress pages via shortcodes. The course progress shortcode displays all the courses students have enrolled in as well as displaying their current progress.
Progress-Tracking Features
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)
Automatically Enroll Participants
You can set up courses to allow automatic enrollment of new course participants.
Certificates
Students who successfully complete your training courses can be issued with a customized certificate of completion. You can add custom backgrounds, logos and signatures to training course certificates …
(Certificates)
Export/Import Functionality
The export/import option allows you to set up training courses on other WordPress websites.
Email Notifications
WPCourseware allows you to create custom email messages to congratulate students upon module and course completion and communicating on other administrative matters. You can also customize the quiz result email so your students can be congratulated after completing the quiz. You can also send out a mass email to students with their final course grades with a single click …
(User Notifications – WP Courseware)
Quizzes And Surveys
Add quizzes and surveys to course content …
(Surveys & Quizzes)
- Add 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.
- Results can be downloaded in PDF format. You can also download CSV files with the survey results.
- The course grade book will help you track how well your students are progressing …
(Edit Quiz/Survey Settings Area – WP Courseware)
Integrates With WordPress e-Commerce & Membership Plugins
WPCourseware can be used with many e-commerce and membership plugins …
(Works With WordPress Membership & e-Commerce Plugins)
Feedback From Users
Here are a few of the testimonials that users have provided 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
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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
WPCourseware Plugin – Useful Tips
As mentioned earlier, if you have been marketing your business online for a while, you probably already have the building blocks of great content on your website or blog that can be leveraged into a new online training product.
WP Courseware lets you convert any any WordPress page or post into a course unit, so if there are some educational content like step-by-step tutorials published on your site, you probably already have a partially-created product …
(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 staff inhouse, or document instructions for outsourced tasks.
WP Courseware Support
WPCourseware is well-supported and backed by a no-risk, 30 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” screen inside the plugin’s options and settings area explains how to use the shortcodes …
(WP Courseware Documentation – Shortcodes)
And access to over 15 ”how-to” videos …
(WPCourseware Documentation – Plugin Video Tutorials)
Software Cost
WPCourseware is available in the following options:
- 2-Site Licensing – This enables you to run WPCourseware on a single WordPress domain. Cost includes 1 year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $99.00.
- 10-Site License – This lets you run WP Courseware on 10 websites. Cost includes one year of free upgrades and support. Cost = $125.00.
- 25-Site Edition – This license option allows you to install WP Courseware on twenty-five web sites. Includes one 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 special offers. When we last checked, the product is selling for the prices shown above. This may or may not be the actual price set by the software author when you visit the product site and there may be additional upsells or one-time offers after purchasing.
Check the plugin’s website for the latest pricing details here:
Additional Plugin Info
For a demo video showing how the plugin works, including help documentation and tutorials, FAQs, customer helpdesk, contact details and more, visit the WPCourseware website.
Get This Plugin
If you want to develop and sell training courses, the WP Courseware plugin is a powerful, yet simple and easy to use solution that you may want to consider using on your site.
For more details, check out the plugin here:
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