MOOCs Platform Panorama
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The document provides a comprehensive overview of various MOOC platforms, detailing their technology attributes, course features, and business models. It discusses user demographics, social account integrations, access costs, course maximization, and institutional partnership insights. Additionally, it compares specific platforms like Coursera, edX, and Udacity in terms of their offerings, monetization strategies, and institutional credits.
MOOCs Platform Panorama
- 1. MOOCs Platforms Panoramic By Jingjing Lin USI Università della Svizzera italiana 11/06/2015
- 4. 3. Technology Attributes 3.1 mobile app and responsive design 3.2 learning analytics 1. General Attributes 1.1 users 1.2 social accounts integration 1.3 free access ◦ free to register ◦ free to learn ◦ free to be certified ◦ free to teach 2. Course Attributes 2.1 max size of course 2.2 number/width of courses 2.3 operation mode 2.4 course features 4. Business Attributes 4.1 partnership 4.2 for-profit/non-profit 4.3 institutional credits 4.4 monetization
- 6. USERS OF 18 PLATFORMS 24288 10550 5000 4000 3000 1600 900 600 500 349 200 144 50 9 0 0 0 0 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 Users (thousand)
- 7. 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NO. OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTS Facebook Google LinkedIn Youtube Yahoo Microsoft Guokr.com Twitter
- 8. Email Facebook Google LinkedIn Youtube Yahoo Microsoft Guokr.com Twitter MOOCS PLATFORMS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS INTEGRATION
- 9. FreeAccess Free to register (all free) Image Sources: 1 2 3 4 Free to learn Free to be certified Free to teach
- 10. Free to learn Partially free to learn Mostly paid courses
- 11. Have free certificates. Only paid certificates. No certificates.
- 12. Anyone free to teach Free to teach as professor Pay partnership fee to teach
- 14. 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.
- 15. Platforms No. of Courses Width of Courses Udemy Eliademy Coursera Academic Earth OpenLearning Alison edX NovoEd P2P University FutureLearn Canvas Network Coursesites Versal Udacity Open2Study Iversity OpenEducation Khan Academy Number/WidthofCourses Ornumberofcourses/subjects
- 16. Attention: • edX slightly more weight on science, medcine,technology subjects. • Coursera is most balanced in subjects covering. • Udacity majorly covers computer science, math, programming, and only has three non-tech courses. • KHANACADEMY heavily includes maths and university/college tests preparation subjects. • Versal, iversity, and Canvas Network do not categorize their courses under specific subjects.
- 17. Mixed Time-driven Self-paced NovoED FutureLearn Versal Canvas Network Udacity iversity Udemy openlearning Khan Academy Eliademy Coursesites Coursera Academy Earth Open Education P2P University open2study Alison edX OperationModeortimedriven/self-paced/mixed
- 18. Feature Percentage of having the feature 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 CourseFeatures
- 19. Note: x in the table stands for the absence of the feature in the platform. Course Features by Platform
- 21. Mobile App and Responsive Site 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 Mobile App Responsive site
- 22. Learning Analytics or analysis of course data revealed 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 Learning Analytics (provided to course provider) Learning Statistics (displayed to user)
- 24. 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.
- 25. 107 86 64 44 40 30 25 24 17 14 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 No. of Academic Partners
- 26. 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.
- 27. For-profit/Non-profit Non-profit platforms: • FutureLearn • edX • Khan Academy • P2P University • Open2Study
- 28. Monetization or revenue sources of the course • Udemy • Udacity • openlearning • NovoED • Eliademy Sell paid courses • FutureLearn • Alison • edX • Coursera • Udacity • iversity • Eliademy Sell accreditation
- 29. 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.
- 30. Coursera • Statement of Accomplishment • Specialization Certificate • Signature Track • Verified Certificates
- 31. 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 government- issued 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.
- 32. 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/ This document by Jingjing Lin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Editor's Notes
- #4: 18 platforms, 6 countries, 9 years, 4 categories of attributes. Among the 18 platforms, 4 from Europe. 12 from America. 2 from Australia. FL is from UK. Iversity from Germany. Eliademy from Finland. Alison from Ireland. Openlearning and open2study from Australia.
- #8: Notes: Academic Earth is a collection of links to Youtube videos channels so that no registration needed.
- #11: Udacity is free to use instruction materials but pay to get full course experience
- #31: Signature track: Signature Track is Coursera's unique online identity verification system, designed and developed to support learners who are seeking formal recognition for their achievements on the platform. The price to join Signature Track varies by course. The price for each course is displayed on the course's Signature Track sign up page. Verified certificate: If you complete a course on Signature Track, you’ll earn a Verified Certificate. In addition to the course name and instructor signature, the Verified Certificate features the logo of the partner institution offering the course, a statement attesting to your confirmed identity, and a certification URL that allows others to check the Certificate’s authenticity. Specialization Certificate: A Specialization is a group of related courses designed to help you deepen your expertise in a subject. If you complete a Specialization successfully, you will earn a Specialization Certificate.