OpenLearning
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Educational technology |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia, Malaysia |
Key people | Clive Mayhew (investor) |
| Products | Social online learning platform for MOOCs, short courses, and online degree programs |
OpenLearning Limited (OLL) is an Australian Securities Exchange-traded company headquartered in Australia, specializing in educational technology. It provides a social online learning platform that supports massive open online courses (MOOCs), short courses, and fully online degree programs.
History
OpenLearning collaborated with the University of New South Wales and Taylor's University to introduce the inaugural MOOCs in Australia and Malaysia, respectively.
In December 2013, the company released a cloud-hosted solution allowing organizations to establish private educational portals within its platform.
By September 2014, OpenLearning was chosen by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education as the official MOOC platform for public universities. As of September 2018, it had partnered with 20 public universities, 10 private universities, and 34 polytechnics across Malaysia, delivering more than 800 courses to a student base of 600,000.
In February 2015, OpenLearning secured $1.7 million in investment funding led by angel investor Clive Mayhew, alongside ASX-listed ICS Global, Robin and Susan Yandle, and Hideaki Fukutake from Benesse Holdings.
The Australian Federal Government announced in June 2015 that its first MOOC would be hosted on OpenLearning’s platform.
By the end of 2019, OpenLearning transitioned to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) approach targeting universities and colleges. It forged partnerships with several institutions including the University of New South Wales, University of Melbourne, Charles Sturt University, University of Technology Sydney, University of New England, University of Newcastle, and Macquarie University.
In October 2019, OpenLearning revealed its intention to list on the Australian Securities Exchange.