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MOOCs Platforms Panoramic
By Jingjing Lin
USI Università della Svizzera italiana 11/06/2015
Count of Platf orms by Region
Count of Platf orms by Region3. Technology Attributes
3.1 mobile app and responsive design3.2 learning analytics
1. General Attributes
1.1 users1.2 social accounts integration1.3 free access
◦ free to register◦ free to learn◦ free to be certified◦ free to teach
2. Course Attributes
2.1 max size of course2.2 number/width of courses2.3 operation mode2.4 course features
4. Business Attributes
4.1 partnership4.2 for-profit/non-profit4.3 institutional credits4.4 monetization
Count of Platf orms by Region
GENERAL INFORMATION
Count of Platf orms by Region
USERS OF 18 PLATFORMS
Khan Academy
Coursera
Udemy
Alison
edX
Udacity
FutureLearn
NovoEd
Iversity
Open2Study
Canvas Network
OpenLearning
Eliademy
Academic Earth
Versal
Coursesites
OpenEducation
P2P University
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
24288
10550
50004000
30001600 900 600 500 349 200 144 50 9 0 0 0 0
Users (thousand)
Coursesites
Eliademy
Alison
OpenLearning
Versal
Open2Study
NovoEd
Iversity ed
X
Udacity
Udemy
Khan Academy
P2P University
Canvas Netw
ork
FutureLearn
Coursera
OpenEducation
Academic Earth
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6
4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
1
0 0 0 0 0
NO. OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTS
Facebook Google LinkedIn Youtube Yahoo Microsoft Guokr.com Twitter
Email Facebook Google LinkedIn Youtube Yahoo Microsoft Guokr.com Twitter
17 12 11 4 2 2 2 2 1
94.4% 66.7% 61.1% 22.2% 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 5.6%
MOOCS PLATFORMS SOCIAL ACCOUNTS INTEGRATION
Count of Platf orms by Region
Free Access
Free to register (all free)
Image Sources: 1 2 3 4
Free to learn
Free to be certified
Free to teach
Count of Platf orms by Region
Free to learn Partially free to learn Mostly paid courses
Count of Platf orms by Region
Have free certificates. Only paid certificates. No certificates.
Count of Platf orms by Region
Anyone free to teach
Free to teach as professor Pay partnership fee to teach
Count of Platf orms by Region
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 No. of Courses Width of Courses
Udemy 22,000 15Eliademy 2,493 12Coursera 882 25
Academic Earth 750 18OpenLearning 642 14
Alison 600 9edX 405 30
NovoEd 165 8P2P University 112 6FutureLearn 101 13
Canvas Network 90 0Coursesites 72 20
Versal 60 0Udacity 52 2
Open2Study 49 8Iversity 47 0
OpenEducation 46 21Khan Academy 0 10
Num
ber/Width of Courses
Or num
ber of courses/subjects
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.
Mixed Time-driven Self-paced
NovoED FutureLearn Versal
Canvas Network Udacityiversity Udemyopenlearning Khan AcademyEliademy CoursesitesCoursera Academy EarthOpen Education P2P Universityopen2study AlisonedX
Operation M
ode or time driven/self-paced/m
ixed
FeaturePercentage of having the
feature
Video subtitle 88.9%
Create a page 88.9%Quiz 88.9%Discussion 88.9%Share web link 77.8%Downloadable files 77.8%Video embed/hosted from Youtube
72.2%
Progress bar 72.2%Assignment/Assessment 66.7%Upload video 55.6%Video speed control 55.6%Peer collaboration 50.0%Messaging system 44.4%Video transcript embedded 38.9%Download video 27.8%
Course Features
Note: x in the table stands for the absence of the feature in the platform.
Course Features by Platform
Count of Platf orms by Region
TECHNOLOGY ATTRIBUTES
Mobile App and Responsive Site
Eliademy
Coursera
Udacity
Udemy
Canvas Netw
ork
FutureLearn
Khan Academy
NovoEd
Iversity
OpenLearning
Versal
edX
Academic Earth
P2P University
Alison
Open2Study
Coursesites
OpenEducation
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
Mobile App Responsive site
Learning Analytics or analysis of course data revealed
NovoEd
Canvas Netw
ork
FutureLearn
OpenLearning
Eliademy
edX
Khan Academy
Coursesites
OpenEducation
Iversity
Versal
Coursera
Udacity
Udemy
P2P University
Alison
Academic Earth
Open2Study
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
Learning Analytics (provided to course provider) Learning Statistics (displayed to user)
Count of Platf orms by Region
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.
Coursera
Canvas Network
edX
OpenEducation
FutureLearn
Iversity
OpenLearning
Academic Earth
Open2Study
NovoEd
Alison
Udacity
Eliademy
Versal
Udemy
Khan Academy
Coursesites
P2P University
0
20
40
60
80
100
120107
86
64
4440
3025 24
17 148
2 1 0 0 0 0 0
No. of Academic Partners
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
• Udemy• Udacity• openlearning• NovoED• Eliademy
Sell accreditation
• 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 • Specialization Certificate
• Signature Track• Verified Certificates
Udacity• Free access to course materials.• Class EnrollmentNeed 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 CertificatesAwarded 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 CredentialsYou 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/
This document by Jingjing Lin is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
