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Academic Earth

academicearth.org

edX

edx.org

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FigureAcademic EarthedX
Price fromFree$12.50/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOS—Yes
Android—Yes
Plans published19
Spec score · Online Course Marketplaces7.5 (#91)9.3 (#2)
Course formatsvideomixed
Founded20092012
Free planYesYes
HeadquartersFort Mill, South Carolina, USAArlington, Virginia, United States

Plans

Academic Earth

  • Free online coursesFree

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edX

  • Audit trackFree
  • Verified trackPrice not published
  • Starter$349 a year
  • Campus PlanPriced on request
  • Essentials$150 a year
  • Teams$396 a year
  • Professional Certificate Programs$500, paid once
  • Executive Education Programs$2,500, paid once
  • EnterprisePriced on request

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Academic Earth

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edX

edX is an online course provider offering courses, certificates, executive education, microcredentials and degrees from edX, member institutions, 2U and other organizations. Learners can audit courses for free, but the audit track limits content, omits graded assignments and certificates, and ends access to materials when the course ends. Verified individual courses start at around $50 and include graded work, a certificate and continued access to lectures, readings and lessons. Multi-course professional certificate programs start at around $500; executive education programs can cost at least $2,500. Courses combine video and text, discussions, and different problems and assessments; many are self-paced, and individual courses generally take two to six weeks. Android and iOS apps support enrollment, most assignments, discussions and offline video downloads, but not timed or proctored exams. Institutional and business offerings include LMS integrations, SSO, grade pass-back, analytics dashboards and administrative tools. edX reports a network of 100 million learners and more than 250 content partners.

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