By Jingjing Lin
USI Università della Svizzera italiana
25/03/2015
MOOCs Platforms Panoramic
1. General Information
3. Technology Attributes
1.1 users
3.1 mobile app and responsive design
1.2 social accounts integration 1.3 free access
3.2 learning analytics
2. Course Attributes
4. Business Attributes
2.1 max size of course
4.1 partnership
2.2 number/width of courses 2.3 operation mode 2.4 course features
4.2 for-profit/non-profit 4.3 institutional credits 4.4 monetization
GENERAL INFORMATION
USERS OF 18 PLATFORMS
30000
25000
Users (thousand)
24288
20000 15000 10550 10000 5000
0
5000
4000
3000
1600 900
600
500
349
200
144
50
9
0
0
0
0
NO. OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTS 7
Facebook Google LinkedIn 6
Youtube
Yahoo
Microsoft
Guokr.com
Twitter
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Email
Facebook
Google
LinkedIn
Youtube
Yahoo
Microsoft
Guokr.com
MOOCS PLATFORMS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS INTEGRATION
Twitter
Free Access
Free to register (all free) Free to learn
Free to be certified Free to teach
Image Sources: 1 2 3 4
Free to learn
Partially free to learn
Mostly paid courses
Have free certificates.
Only paid certificates.
No certificates.
Anyone free to teach
Free to teach as professor
Pay partnership fee to teach
COURSE ATTRIBUTES
Max Size of Course
Or the maximum number of students per course
• Most platforms have courses without size limitation. • Versal can enrol unlimited anonymous students. But up to 25,000 will be tracked under the subscription plan.
Platforms
Number/Width of Courses
Or number of courses/subjects
Udemy Eliademy Coursera Academic Earth OpenLearning Alison edX NovoEd P2P University FutureLearn Canvas Network Coursesites Versal Udacity Open2Study Iversity OpenEducation Khan Academy
No. of Courses
Width of Courses
Operation Mode or time driven/self-paced/mixed
Mixed
Time-driven
Self-paced
NovoED
FutureLearn
Versal
Canvas Network iversity openlearning Eliademy Coursera Open Education open2study edX
Udacity Udemy Khan Academy Coursesites Academy Earth P2P University Alison
Feature
Course Features
Video subtitle Create a page Quiz Discussion Share web link Downloadable files Video embed/hosted from Youtube Progress bar Assignment/Assessment Upload video Video speed control Peer collaboration Messaging system Video transcript embedded Download video
Percentage of having the feature
TECHNOLOGY ATTRIBUTES
Mobile App and Responsive Site 1,2 1 0,8 0,6
0,4 0,2 0
Mobile App
Responsive site
Learning Analytics
or analysis of course data revealed
1,2 1 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0
Learning Analytics (provided to course provider)
Learning Statistics (displayed to user)
BUSINESS ATTRIBUTES
Partnership •
Coursera (top tier universities; 6-15% each, 20% aggregated set of courses; 3rd party).
•
edX (self-financed model: 50,000, 10,000, 50%; edx-supported model: 250,000, 50,000, >=70%; 3rd party)
•
Udacity (estimated USD 200,000 per course; Georgia Institute of Technology, San Jose State University)
•
FutureLearn (Confidential and not to be displayed here)
•
NovoED (Confidential not to be displayed here)
•
Khan Academy approaches and decides on the partners selection on one side.
•
Udemy and versal partner with business sectors.
•
Coursesites accepts individual instructors. Open Education partners are Blackboard universities clients.
•
Canvas Network, iversity, Eliademy, and openlearning are free to partner with universities.
•
No partnership information found on the following platforms: Academic Earth, P2P University, Alison, Open2Study.
No. of Academic Partners 120 107
100 86 80 64 60 44 40 20
40 30
25
24 17
14
8 2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Institutional credits • Some courses on Coursera, Udacity and iversity bear institutional credits that can be recognized by partner institutions. • For example, Udacity partners with Georgia Tech on a course.
For-profit/Non-profit Non-profit platforms: • FutureLearn • edX
• Khan Academy • P2P University • Open2Study
Monetization or revenue sources of the course
Sell
paid courses Sell accreditation
• • • • •
Udemy Udacity openlearning NovoED Eliademy
• • • • • • •
FutureLearn Alison edX Coursera Udacity iversity Eliademy
edX • Free to audit courses. • Honor code certificates are free. • Verified certificates are available for a fee that varies by course. • Xseries certificates price on the range of $100 – 450
depending on courses on the list.
Coursera •
•
Statement of Accomplishment • •
Signature Track Verified Certificates
Specialization Certificate
Udacity • Free access to course materials. • Class Enrollment Need to pay for enrollment for full experiences in a selection of classes. This gives you access to projects, code-review and feedback, a personal Coach, and verified certificates. The price varies depending on the course. All prices are given per month. • Verified Certificates Awarded based on successful completion of course projects. After successfully completing your final project, your identity will be verified through a live exit interview during which you will need to show governmentissued identification and chat with one of our project evaluators to verify your independent work on your final project. Upon successful completion of this process, you will receive an official Udacity verified certificate. • Nanodegree Credentials You can take a Nanodegree program for $200/month. Most programs are expected to take between 6-12 months to complete, depending on your study schedule and prior background.
References • Kolowich, S. (2013). How EdX plans to earn, and share, revenue from its free online courses. The Chronicle of Higher Education, 21. • What do MOOCS cost? (2013) Retrieved on March 23, 2015 from: http://www.mindingthecampus.com/2013/09/what_do_moocs_cost/
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