OpenLearning
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Type of site | Proprietary Limited Company Online education |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
| Key people |
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| URL | openlearning |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 931,194 (August 2017)[1] |
| Launched | 12 March 2013 |
| Current status | Active |
OpenLearning is a for-profit educational technology institution based in Australia that offers a social online learning platform that can deliver massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Note that the use of the terminology "open" should not be confused with the Open Source Initiative or the Free Software Movement or Free Culture. OpenLearning does not fit the definition of open or free in a software or licensing sense and all content is protected by the company's copyright.
OpenLearning has worked with the University of New South Wales and Taylor's University to deliver the first MOOCs in Australia and Malaysia respectively.[2]
In December 2013, OpenLearning launched a cloud based software product for companies to create private educational portals on its platform.[3]
In February 2015, OpenLearning raised $1.7 million in funding led by angel investor Clive Mayhew. ASX-listed ICS Global, Robin and Susan Yandle, and Hideaki Fukutake, the director of Japanese education company Benesse Holdings.[4]
In June 2015, the Australian Federal Government announced it would be getting its first MOOC delivered by Open Learning. [5]
See also
References
- ^ "OpenLearning". OpenLearning. 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ Al-Atabi, Mushtak. "Entrepreneurship: The First MOOC in Malaysia" (PDF). MIT.edu. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Dodd, Tim. "OpenLearning eyes corporate training". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ Fitzsimmons, Caitlin (5 February 2015). "Angel investor Clive Mayhew leads $1.7m round in OpenLearning". BRW. Fairfax Media Publications. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ "Herald Sun". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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