Online Course Provider Comparison Table - 2017
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| Rank 2017 | Provider | Cost | Nº Courses | Best for | Subjects | Course Type | Learning Pathways | Languages | Accreditation | Overall Rating |
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| 1 | StraighterLine | $99 a month plus $49 a course | 60+ Courses | Higher Ed Students | Business, English, Health Sciences, Humanities, Math, Science, Languages, Technology, and Social Sciences | Paid self-paced or professor-led online courses | Yes | English | College Credits | 3.62 |
| 2 | Khan Academy | Free | 5,000+ vido lessons | High School & Higher Ed Students, General Interest | Math, Science, Computer programming, Arts & Humanities, Economics & Finance, Test prep | Free self-paced video courses | Yes | Site versions in Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese + Video lessons translated into almost 40 languages | Badges | 3.41 |
| 3 | Udemy | $20 to $200+ per course | 40,000+ video courses | General interest, High School & Higher Ed Students, Professionals | Business & entrepreneurship, programming, academics, the arts, health & fitness, language, music, technology, games | Crowdsourced Self-paced video courses | No | 40+ languages | Certificates | 3.24 |
| 4 | Alison | Free | 750+ Courses | Professionals, K-12, General Interest | Arts, Career Development, Computer Science, Economics, Humanities, Languages, Mathematics, Music, Psychology, Science, Software, Test Prep | Free Self-paced Courses | Yes | Mostly English | Certificates | 3.15 |
| 5 | Ed2go | $99 per course / $695 to $5,995 per training program | 300+ courses & 100+ career training programs | Professionals, general interest | Business, College Readiness, Design and Composition, Health, Language and Arts, Law and Legal, Personal Development, Teaching and Education, Technology | Self-paced interactive online training courses | Yes | English | Certificates | 3.09 |
| 6 | Sophia | $329 per course | 20 courses/37,000 free tutorials | High School & Higher Ed Students, General Interest | Maths, statistics, accounting, sciences, humanities, social sciences, business, World Languages, Learning Strategies | Free & paid self-paced online courses & tutorials | Yes | English | College Credits | 3.03 |
| 7 | OpenLearning | $19 - $590 per course | 3,300+ Courses | General interest, K-12 & Higher Ed Students, Professionals | Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Technology, Social Sciences, Business, Education, Sport | Crowdsourced Self-paced & scheduled (Free & Paid) | No | English (predominantly), Malay | None | 2.85 |
| 8 | Digital Business Academy | Free | 11 Courses | Professionals | Digital product development, digital marketing, business finance | Self-paced online courses | No | English | Certificates | 2.82 |
| 9 | Lynda.com | $25-$35/month or $240-$360/year | 4,000+ video tutorials | Professionals | Software applications, web development, business, creative | Self-paced video tutorials | Yes | English, French, German, Spanish | Certificates of Completion | 2.79 |
| 9 | LinkedIn Learning | $29.99 / month | 9,000+ video tutorials | Professionals | Business, Creative, Education and Tech | Self-paced video tutorials | Yes | English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese | Badges | 2.79 |
| 10 | GCFLearnFree | Free | 2,000+ lessons | K-12 students, Professionals, General Interest | Technology, Reading, Maths, Microsoft, Work & Career, Everyday Life | Free self-paced tutorials | Yes | English, Spanish, Portuguese | Certificates | 2.76 |
| 11 | TED.Ed | Free | 200,000+ video lessons | K-12 & Higher Ed Students & Educators, Academics, Professionals, General Interest | Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Design, Arts & Humanities, IT, Social Sciences, Business, Education | Free self-paced lecture videos and articles | No | 100+ languages | None | 2.71 |
| 12 | The Great Courses | $69.95 to $529.95 per course | 600+ Courses | High School & Higher Ed Students, General Interest | History, literature, the arts, philosophy, religion, science, and business | Self-paced lecture CDs, DVDs, audio and video downloads, and transcript books with video & audio streaming | No | English | None | 2.56 |
| 12 | Open Education | Free | 300+ Courses | General interest, K-12 & Higher Education Students, Professionals | Arts & Humanities, Sciences, Technology, Social Sciences, Business, Education, K-12 content | Self-paced & Scheduled courses | No | English (predominantly), Portuguese, Italian, Spanish | Certificate of Completion on some courses | 2.56 |
| 13 | Learning.ly | $9 to $395 a course | 200+ Courses | Business Professionalst | Technology, Business & Leadership, Marketing, Design and Data & Analytics | Self-paced short online courses | No | English | Certificates of Completion | 2.32 |
| 14 | Eliademy | €1 to €900 per course | 10,000+ Free & Paid Courses | Professionals, K-12, Academic, General Interest | Creative, Business and law, Education, Humanities, Languages, Life science, Philosophy, Physical and social science, Technology | Crowdsourced Self-paced & scheduled online courses | No | Multiple | Certificates on some courses | 2.21 |
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