ICT And Its Impact

On The Education
Industry
Coursera.org Education for Everyone
Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and
organizations worldwide, to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.
VISION: We envision future where everyone has access to a world-class education. We
aim to empower people with education that will improve their lives, the lives of their
families, and the communities they live in.
How it works:
Sign-up
Discover a course
Learn on your own schedule
Get and achievement
certificate
Approach:

1. Online learning



2. Mastery Learning



3. Peer Reviews

Business Model
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coursera#Business_model
Coursera disruption
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2012/07/17/is-coursera-the-
beginning-of-the-end-for-traditional-higher-education/
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/moocs-on-the-move-how-
coursera-is-disrupting-the-traditional-classroom/
http://www.christenseninstitute.org/courseras-not-disruptive-not-yet/