8. Open2Study Enrolments
12,648
31,534
Total Student
Enrolments
to date
18,285
Total Student
Registrations
(Overall)
Total Student
Enrolments
(Cohort 2)
1.7
Subjects per
student
(Overall)
13,073
Total Student
Enrolments
(Cohort 1)
5,813*
Total Student
Enrolments
(Cohort 3)
Enrolment numbers current as of 24/06/2013
Starts 1 July *Enrolments open till 14 July22 Apr – 19 May 27 May – 23 Jun
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9. Student Location
At the total offering level (all cohorts) 43.7% of the
‘enrolment clicks’ are from overseas.
The top three overseas source countries are:
> United States
> United Kingdom, and
> India.
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10. Completion Rates – Cohort 1
• 24.8% of enrolled students completed a subject
• 23.6% of enrolled students successfully passed to receive the Certificate of Achievement
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11. Completion Rates – Industry
The completion rates for MOOCs courses from other providers is in the 5-10% range, with the
exception of Coursera's 'Equine Nutrition' which had a high completion rate of 36.1%.
The ten subjects from Open2Study have a completion rate of between 19.8% to 26.5%.
Sum of Qty Enrolled / Percent
Platform Subject Total students based on: Registered Students (completion) based on: Completed Completed
Open2Study Becoming Human: Anthropology Total students enrolled 867 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 227 26.2%
Financial Planning Total students enrolled 1678 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 429 25.6%
Food, Nutrition & Your Health Total students enrolled 1839 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 485 26.4%
Introduction to Nursing in Healthcare Total students enrolled 415 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 110 26.5%
Management for a Competitive Edge Total students enrolled 1305 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 259 19.8%
Principles of Project Management Total students enrolled 2293 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 528 23.0%
Sports and Recreation Management Total students enrolled 253 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 52 20.6%
Strategic Management Total students enrolled 1395 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 321 23.0%
User Experience for the Web Total students enrolled 1502 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 313 20.8%
Writing for the Web Total students enrolled 1526 Awarded Certificate of Achievement 358 23.5%
Coursera Computing for Data Analysis Number of students enrolled 50899 Submitted assignment (graded) 6420 12.6%
Coursera - Computational Investing - Part 1 Enrolled (clicked "sign me up") 53205 Completed the course 2554 4.8%
Coursera Planning MOOC Initial Number Registered 28689 Numbers achieving a Pass Level 652 2.3%
Introductory Database course Enrolled 60000 Achieved a strong final score 6500 10.8%
Drugs and the Brain Enrolled students 66800 Statement of Completion 4400 6.6%
Functional Programming Principles in Scala Registrered students 50000 Earned a Certificate of Completion 9593 19.2%
Introduction to Astronomy students enrolled 60000 Awarded statement of Accomplishment 2100 3.5%
Introduction to Genetics and Evolution Student enrolments 33000 Completed course requirements 1705 5.2%
Stanford's Machine Learning Students signed up 104000 Received Certificate of Completion 13000 12.5%
Mathematical Biostatistics Bootcamp students enrolled 15000 Pased the course 740 4.9%
Software Engineering for SaaS Enrolled students 50000 Passed 3500 7.0%
Think Again: How to Reason and Argue Enrolled students 180000 Receive a completion certificate 3000 1.7%
Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Total Enrolment 39556 Awarded Statement of Achievement 7707 19.5%
Critical Thinking in Global Challenges Total Enrolment 75884 Awarded Statement of Achievement 6909 9.1%
Equine Nutrition Total Enrolment 23322 Awarded Statement of Achievement 8416 36.1%
Introduction to Philosophy Total Enrolment 98128 Awarded Statement of Achievement 9445 9.6%
Artificial Intelligence Planning Total Enrolment 29894 Awarded Statement of Achievement 654 2.2%
Udacity Introduction to Artificial Intelligence students enrolled 160000 Received statement of Achievement 20000 12.5%
EdX 3.091x Introduction to Solid State Chemistry Initially registered 28512 Passed course 2082 7.3%
6.002x Circuits and Electronics (First intake) Registered 154763 Passed course 7157 4.6%
6.002x Circuits and Electronics (Second Intake) Registered 46000 Passed course 3008 6.5%
Class2go Introduction to Databases Registered 64127 Received a Statement of Accomplishment 4854 7.6%
Source: of industry data - research by Katy Jordan
http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html
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12. Survey Results – Cohort 1
Survey invitations:
A total of 3222 students who studied in Cohort 1 were invited to participate in the survey. Invitations
were sent to students who had:
(1) passed one or more subjects, or
(2) had commenced or completed one or more subjects without passing.
Students who enrolled but did not commence were not invited to participate, due to the nature of the
questions in the survey.
Response rates:
The response rate was 22%, 709 respondents from 3222 recipients. Of all respondents, 264 studied
only one subject, and 445 studied two or more subjects.
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13. Survey Results – Cohort 1
I found the Open2Study website easy to use
Response Count
Strongly Agree 369
Agree 308
Disagree 25
Strongly Disagree 7
TOTAL 709
“Make the website for mobile web. Most of
the time I used it on the bus, but it was
quite difficult to navigate it through.”
I found the Open2Study website easy to use.
The Open2Study website had a strong 95% satisfaction rating (based on the ratings ‘agree’ and ‘strongly agree’).
Respondents who disagreed with the statement ‘I found the website easy to use’ listed mobile incompatibility,
‘glitches’, and navigation as key points for improvement.
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14. Survey Results – Cohort 1
I would recommend Open2Study to friends or family.
Response Count
Strongly Agree 410
Agree 267
Disagree 24
Strongly Disagree 8
TOTAL 709
I would recommend Open2Study to friends or family.
Willingness to recommend scored very strongly in the survey, with 96% of respondents indicating they would
recommend Open2Study to friends or family.
“Most enjoyable. I am currently doing another
3 subjects and have recommended them to
colleagues, family and friends.”
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15. Survey Results – Cohort 1
Overall, I was satisfied with Open2Study
Response Count
Strongly Agree 361
Agree 310
Disagree 28
Strongly Disagree 10
TOTAL 709
Overall, I was satisfied with Open2Study.
Overall satisfaction rated highly, with 95% of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that they were satisfied.
One third of the respondents who indicated dissatisfaction commented negatively on assessments. Dissatisfaction
was primarily focused on assessment mode and level of difficulty.
“Way to go Australia! Your courses are much
better than those on Coursera or edX. Great job!
And thank you for the opportunity to learn from
you!”
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16. Survey Results – Cohort 1
What did you enjoy most about Open2Study?
Whilst ‘free’ was amongst the top five benefits listed by students in response to this question, it was most often
listed alongside other features or as a secondary benefit. 113 respondents commented on the videos, indicating
that video length, production values and interactive transcripts were an important part of their enjoyment of
Open2Study.
Area Count of responses Further detail
Videos 113 Quality, duration, interactive transcripts
Ease of use 101 Content, UI
Flexibility 80 Self-paced, freedom to study from home
Quality 71 Content, production, learning design
Free 37 Most included ‘free’ as a secondary benefit
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17. The Open2Study Platform
Catalogue / Frontend
Drupal 7.22
Classroom
Moodle 2.4
Video Repository
YouTube
Cloud
Amazon Web Services
Sydney Datacentre
Customisations
• Student Dashboard (My Study Centre)
• Moodle Modules
• Firstlook
• YouTube Lesson
• Manage Dates
• Subject Completion View (Results)
• Discussion Forums (Voting, Tags)
• Gamification (Badges)
• Notifications
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