OpenLearning Limited (OLL) is an
ASX-listed
educational technology company based in Australia that offers a
social online learning platform that can deliver
massive open online course
A massive open online course (MOOC ) or an open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the Web. In addition to traditional course materials, such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, man ...
s (
MOOCs
A massive open online course (MOOC ) or an open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and open access via the Web. In addition to traditional course materials, such as filmed lectures, readings, and problem sets, man ...
), short courses and online degrees.
OpenLearning has worked with the
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensiv ...
and
Taylor's University
Taylor's University (commonly referred to as Taylor's) is a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is often regarded as Malaysia's top private university in Malaysia based on the QS World University Rankings.
It was founded ...
to deliver the first MOOCs in Australia and Malaysia respectively.
In December 2013, OpenLearning launched a cloud based software product for companies to create private educational portals on its platform.
In September 2014, the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education selected OpenLearning as the national Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform for public universities. In September 2018, OpenLearning announced that it had worked with 20 public universities, 10 private universities and 34 polytechnics in Malaysia to deliver over 800 courses to 600,000 students.
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.
In June 2015, the Australian Federal Government announced it would be getting its first MOOC delivered by OpenLearning.
By late 2019, OpenLearning began providing its platform to universities and colleges on a software-as-a-service model and announced that it had established partnerships University of NSW, the University of Melbourne, Charles Sturt University, University of Technology Sydney, the University of New England, the University of Newcastle and Macquarie University.
In October 2019, OpenLearning announced its intention to pursue a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.
See also
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Open learning
Open learning is an innovative movement in education that emerged in the 1970s and evolved into fields of practice and study. The term refers generally to activities that either enhance learning opportunities within formal education systems or b ...
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Educational technology companies of Australia
Internet properties established in 2012
Virtual learning environments
Learning management systems
Australian educational websites
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