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Hosted course sites like Udemy have become incredibly popular as a low-cost way to launch courses fast. But is it worth the risk? We’re fortunate to work with dozens of aspiring online course creators each week. And it’s really exciting to connect with them. They have an idea, they’re full of motivation, and they realize…

As developers of our own learning management system plugin for WordPress, we’re constantly reading and researching to stay abreast of trends in the rapidly shifting e-learning technology landscape. While it may sound like a daunting task, it’s a process that we very much enjoy. We’re fortunate to have a very vocal WP Courseware user base…

Adding an online course forum to your site can be one of the most effective ways to enhance the learning experience of your students. We’ve written about some of the benefits of using a course forum to facilitate discussion with students in the past, and WordPress makes it very simple to set up and configure…

With the unique insights we’ve been fortunate enough to identify in the six years since WP Courseware’s launch, we’ve witnessed first hand many of the advantages of eLearning in education and how it compares to traditional offline learning environments. There are some very obvious advantages of eLearning as compared to in-person instruction, such as portability…

Different learning styles require different approaches to instructional design. Are you offering instructional modalities that meet your students’ needs? The emergence of powerful yet affordable technologies for delivering online courses has positioned almost anyone with a desirable skill set, experience, or knowledge to share it with others. And we’ve seen WP Courseware users offer courses…

As educational technology advances, we’re beginning to see more and more of the components of a traditional learning environment migrated to and integrated within the online learning experience. We recently introduced a new Classroom page to WP Courseware, so it seems like a good time to take a look at some of the essential features…

When choosing a WordPress LMS theme, there are a few common pitfalls to avoid. We’re here to make sure you don’t make the wrong choice and regret it later. Welcome to the WordPress LMS theme do’s and don’ts post! 😂 Let’s start with a fun fact… If you had to guess, how many theme downloads…