Online Course Provider Comparison Table - 2016
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| Rank 2016 | Provider | Nº Courses | Free Courses | Paid Courses | Best for | Subjects | Type of Learning | Course Type | Learning Pathways | Languages | Accreditation | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khan Academy | 5,000+ videos | Yes | No | High School & Higher Ed Students, General Interest | Math, Science, Computer programming, Arts & Humanities, Economics & Finance, Test prep | Academic, General | Free self-paced video courses | Yes | Site versions in Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese + Video lessons translated into almost 40 languages | None | 4.54 |
| 2 | TED.com | 30,000+ video lectures | Yes | No | K-12 & Higher Ed Students & Educators, Academics, Professionals, General Interest | Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Design, Arts & Humanities, IT, Social Sciences, Business, Education | Academic, general interest | Free self-paced lecture videos and articles | No | 100+ languages | None | 4.19 |
| 3 | StraighterLine | 60+ | No | $99 a month plus $49 a course | Higher Ed Students | Business, English, Health Sciences, Humanities, Math, Science, Languages, Technology, and Social Sciences | Academic | Paid self-paced or professor-led online courses | Yes | English | College Credits | 4.08 |
| 4 | iTunesU | 750,000+ study resources | Yes | No | K-12, High School & Higher Ed Students, Professionals, General Interest | Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Arts, Languages, Computer Science, Business, Maths, Social Sciences, Health & Medicine, Teaching & Learning | Academic, skill-based, General interest | Crowdsourced Self-paced & Scheduled free courses & tutorials | No | Multiple | None | 3.81 |
| 5 | Lynda.com | 5,800+ video tutorials | No | $25-$35/month or $240-$360/year | Professionals | Software applications, web development, business, creative | Skill-based | Self-paced video tutorials | Yes | English, French, German, Spanish | Certificates of Completion | 3.77 |
| 6 | Eliademy | 800+ | Yes | €1 to €900 per course | Professionals, K-12, Academic, General Interest | Creative, Business and law, Education, Humanities, Languages, Life science, Philosophy, Physical and social science, Technology | Academic, skill-based, general interest | Crowdsourced Self-paced & scheduled online courses | No | Multiple | Certificates on some courses | 3.75 |
| 7 | Sophia | 37,000+ free tutorials + 16 paid online courses | Yes | $329 per course | High School & Higher Ed Students, General Interest | Maths, statistics, accounting, sciences, humanities, social sciences, business, World Languages, Learning Strategies | Academic, General Interest | Free & paid self-paced online courses & tutorials | Yes | English | College Credits | 3.69 |
| 8 | The Great Courses | 500+ | No | $69.95 to $529.95 per course | High School & Higher Ed Students, General Interest | History, literature, the arts, philosophy, religion, science, and business | Academic, general interest | Self-paced lecture CDs, DVDs, audio and video downloads, and transcript books with video & audio streaming | No | English | None | 3.54 |
| 9 | Ed2go | 300+ courses & 100+ career training programs | No | $99 per course / $695 to $5,995 per training program | Professionals, general interest | Business, College Readiness, Design and Composition, Health, Language and Arts, Law and Legal, Personal Development, Teaching and Education, Technology | Skill-based, general interest | Self-paced interactive online training courses | Career programs | English | Certificates | 3.31 |
| 9 | GCFLearnFree | 750+ lessons | Yes | No | K-12 students, Professionals, General Interest | Technology, Reading, Maths, Microsoft, Work & Career, Everyday Life | Skill-based | Free self-paced tutorials | Yes | English, Spanish, Portuguese | Certificates | 3.31 |
| 10 | Udemy | 35,000+ | Yes | $5 to $700+ per course | General interest, High School & Higher Ed Students, Professionals | Business & entrepreneurship, programming, academics, the arts, health & fitness, language, music, technology, games | Personal development, Academic, skill-based | Crowdsourced Self-paced video courses | No | 40+ languages | Certificates | 3.13 |
| 10 | Coursesites MOOC Catalog | 60+ | Yes | No | General interest, K-12 & Higher Ed Students, Professionals | Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Technology, Social Sciences, Business, Education, K-12 content | Personal & professional development, Academic, skill-based, K-12 | Crowdsourced Self-paced & Scheduled courses | No | English (predominenetly), Portuguese, Italian, Spanish | None | 3.13 |
| 11 | OpenLearning | 760+ | Yes | $19 - $590 per course | General interest, K-12 & Higher Ed Students, Professionals | Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Technology, Social Sciences, Business, Education, Sport | General interest, Academic, Personal & Professional development | Crowdsourced Self-paced & scheduled (Free & Paid) | No | English (predominantly), Malay | None | 3.06 |
| 12 | Open Culture | 900+ | Yes | No | K-12 students, Professionals, General Interest | Sciences, Humanities, Languages, Computer Science, Business, Maths, Social Sciences | Personal & Professional development | Free self-paced tutorials & courses | No | English | Certificates on some courses | 2.81 |
| 13 | YouTubeEdu | 700,000+ videos | Yes | No | K-12 & Higher Ed Students, Professionals, General Interest | Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Arts, Languages, Computer Science, Business, Maths, Social Sciences, Health & Medicine, Teaching & Learning | Academic, skill-based, General interest | Crowdsourced Self-paced free videos | No | Multiple languages | None | 2.56 |
| 14 | Cosmo Learning | 700+ | Yes | No | K-12 & Higher Ed Students, Professionals, General Interest | Applied Sciences, Engineering, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Languages, Computer Science, Maths, Technology & Extracurricular | Academic, skill-based, General interest, Extracurricular | Self-paced free videos, & courses | No | English | None | 2.50 |
| 15 | Peer2Peer University (P2PU) | 500+ | Yes | No | General interest, High School & Higher Ed Students & Teachers, Professionals | Science, Technology, Mathematics, Social Science, Teaching and Education | General education, skill-based | Free self-paced courses & content | No | Multiple languages | None | 2.31 |
| 16 | Coursmos | 50,000 | Yes | No | General interest, professional, Higher Ed & K-12 students | Business, Higher Ed, Technology, Health & Beauty, Personal Development, Hobbies, Music, Design, Sports, Languages, K-12, Travel | General interest, academic, professional | Free short video lessons, self-paced | No | English | None | 2.06 |