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Open edX

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What is Open edX?

Open edX is the open source platform that powers edX.org. Through our commitment to the open source vision, Open edX code is freely available to the community. Institutions and companies can host their own instances of Open edX and offer their own classes. Educators can extend the platform to build learning tools that precisely meet their needs. And developers can contribute new features to the Open edX platform.

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Awards & Recognition

Open edX won the following awards in the Learning Experience Platforms category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2023

6 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

7 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2022

Open edX Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Open edX?

0% Negative

11% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Trustworthy
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Recommendation Engine

Blended Learning

Course authoring

Social Features

API Integration

Mobile Learning

LMS Integration

Collaboration Tools

Reporting

User Published Content

Gamification

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Open edX Reviews

James M.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2020

Awesome product, easy to use and time-bound.

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Open edX from other similar products?

One unique feature is the availability of downloadable learning videos. Also, the ability to complete a course without an initial payment.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

An Authenticated Certificate of completion awarded at the end of each course.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Discussion forum. The forum seems to be neglected most of the time.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I highly recommend taking up several courses.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Effective Service
Saves Time
Reliable

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered

Tracy I.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Banking
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2020

Open Source Education!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Open edX from other similar products?

Open Edx is way more engaging.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This is a last-generation, full-featured, open-source platform for online learning allowing us the ability to offer our employees access to a breadth of online learning that moves with them.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Verified Certificates are pricey, and it would be great to have live online evaluations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have a strong understanding of your end game. If you are not sure what your endgame is in terms of your goals, you won't properly benefit from it.

Pros

Transparent
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Fair

Liz G.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2020

Easy to use, interesting options

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Open edX from other similar products?

Features offered

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing in particuar

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Check whether the service is right for you, checkk reviews

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Open edX Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

92 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Open edX?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Recommendation Engine Recommends next course or course options based on courses completed, role, interests, or career path using AI and machine learning.

Blended Learning Can accommodate any format of content - video, audio, text, picture.

Course authoring Can create courses in system.

Social Features Connects users via social media features such as instant messaging, chats, or comments.

API Integration Has API so that it can integrate with other apps.

Mobile Learning Has mobile app that allows learners to access content and learn via their mobile device.

LMS Integration Provides full LMS capabilities by either being SCORM-compliant (integration with an existing on premise LMS) or by providing SaaS-based LMS capabilities.

Collaboration Tools Ability to collaborate with other users on course work.

Reporting Straightforward data storage with ability to create any reports easily. Dashboards for any role with ability to easily build and modify.

User Published Content Users are able to publish content either self-generated or from other resources.

Gamification Offers Learning Tracks with Badges/Certificates or other gamification elements to keep learners engaged.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Open edX Reviews

James M.

Awesome product, easy to use and time-bound.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Tracy I.

Open Source Education!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Liz G.

Easy to use, interesting options

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Recommendation Engine

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