ETEC522 (Fall 2016)

​Coursera is strongly competitive in the field of e-learning.  This is evident in its meteoric rise to critical success within academic circles and commercial success worldwide.  What is even more striking is the extremely low employees (support) to users (usage) ratio  in comparison to its competitors.  While all three companies offer a variety of courses, Coursera is the most balanced compare to its competitors who focus more on tech-related courses. Coursera also has a much more extensive global reach than its competitors.  Not only do they offer their courses in the most number of languages, but their partners also represent a vast global academic interest and audience.  The numerous partnerships with universities worldwide speaks volume on the value that these institutions see in Coursera.  I believe its global reach, strong partnerships, and broad range of course topics are large contributors to its staggering number of users.