Analysis of edx

About edX

edX​ is a ​massive open online course​ (MOOC) provider. It hosts online

university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a worldwide
student body, including some courses at no charge. It also conducts
research into learning based on how people use its platform. edX is a
nonprofit organization​ and runs on the free ​Open edX​ ​open-source
software​ platform.
The ​Massachusetts Institute of Technology​ and ​Harvard University​ created
edX in May 2012. More than 140 schools, nonprofit organizations, and
corporations offer or plan to offer courses on the edX website.As of 29
December 2018, edX has around 18 million students taking more than
2,200 courses online

Features- 

This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) provider was founded by 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in 2012 as a 
nonprofit organization. 

Courses 

Over 70 schools within Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and 

Harvard University offer or plan to offer courses within the university. Its 
courses are structured into a weekly learning sequence composed of short 
videos with interactive learning videos. 

  

Certificates 

EdX offers certificates on successful completion of courses with some 

courses also being credit eligible. 

  

Pricing 
Most courses are free, and for you to get a certificate confirming your 
completion, you will have to pay a fee ranging from 50 Dollars to 300 
Dollars. The MicroMasters Program goes for about 1000 Dollars. 

  

Instructors 

There are instructors from both Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology among other universities. EdX has exchange partnerships with 
many universities across the globe including China, Mongolia and many 
more to get access to unlimited information. 

Accessibility 

You can access EdX through Android apps, iOS apps, and Apple TV. It is 
faster to access your user account when using apps as compared to 
browsing using laptops and desktops. 

  

Advantages 

•University accredited courses 

This online courses provider offers courses which are offered by over 70 
schools in Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

•Free courses 

You are free to access the courses until you complete them. However, you 
will have to pay some fee to get a certificate that indicates that you 
completed a particular course. 

By the year 2020, edX expects to be completely self-financed.

Since this entire online learning project is run without a profit motivation
(unlike Coursera or Udacity), it follows that:
● a lot of content is accessible for ​learning free of charge
● the platform is operated as an ​open source​ project
● about 40% of students come from ​developing countries

Even with millions of participants, the ​main mission of edX remains this
overarching goal:
“Quality education for everyone, everywhere.”
 

Special Programs for Professional Development

Overall EdX is more academically oriented than other MOOC providers
(such as Coursera or Udacity).
However, ​digital professional training​ is available in a number of ways:
● via the ​MicroMasters Program​,
● via the ​xSeries ​of courses that are put together in collaboration with
universities or companies like Microsoft (for professional or personal
development),
● via the ​Professional Certificates​, a series of courses that are even
more targeted towards professional development than the xSeries,
especially in computer science and business.

Recommendation for vm website-

Adaptation of professional courses like edx has as the demand of such

courses
has surged in the current scenario and the inclusion of it could also lead to
attraction of more number of users to the websites.

Edx is financed by its partnering university like Harvard and MIT and also
from donations vm can also tie up with universities that could provide
financial aid to the website

Vm should try to incorporate comprehensive learning opportunities in a

specific subject area. Due to the high quality of content, these courses are
increasingly accepted by employers as ​professional qualifications​.

Edx has partnered with various universities to provide various e-learning

business platform vm can also adapt such features in its website to have a
global outreach.Hers a screenshot of edx partnership.
Edx website has the option of live chat on their website to address the
query of the users asap.THis feature can also be adapted to vm website to
make the website more tech savvy and user friendly.
Edx has also maintained a good collaboration with some high profile
companies to its credit.IT has also maintained a good social status as well.
Vm should also incorporate such features in its website.