OpenLearning
{{short description|ASX-listed educational technology company based in Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox website
| name = OpenLearning Limited
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| screenshot = OpenLearning Logo.png
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| company_type = Public
| traded_as = {{ASX|OLL}}
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| industry = e-learning
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| location = Surry Hills, Australia
| commercial = Yes
| area_served = Worldwide
| registration = Required
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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2013|3|12|df=yes}}
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| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Adam Brimo|David Collien|Richard Buckland}}
| url = {{URL|https://openlearning.com/}}
| current_status = Active
| footnotes =
| users = 2,170,000 (July 2020){{cite web|url=https://www.openlearning.com/|title=OpenLearning|publisher=OpenLearning|date=2020-08-06|access-date=2020-08-06}}}}
OpenLearning Limited (OLL) is an Australian Securities Exchange listed educational technology company based in Australia that offers a social online learning platform that can deliver massive open online courses (MOOCs), short courses and online degrees.
History
OpenLearning has worked with the University of New South Wales and Taylor's University to deliver the first MOOCs in Australia and Malaysia respectively.{{cite web|last=Al-Atabi|first=Mushtak|title=Entrepreneurship: The First MOOC in Malaysia|url=http://linc.mit.edu/linc2013/proceedings/Session3/Session3Al-Atabi.pdf|publisher=MIT.edu|access-date=2 December 2013}}
In December 2013, OpenLearning launched a cloud based software product for companies to create private educational portals on its platform.{{cite web|last=Dodd|first=Tim|title=OpenLearning eyes corporate training|url=http://www.afr.com/p/national/education/openlearning_eyes_corporate_training_MgA4av5LXy5UpMpbAw8r5J|publisher=Australian Financial Review|access-date=22 February 2014}}
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.{{Cite web|url = https://www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2018/09/02/growing-from-strength-to-strength/|title = Growing from strength to strength|access-date=2019-11-08}}
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.{{cite news|last1=Fitzsimmons|first1=Caitlin|title=Angel investor Clive Mayhew leads $1.7m round in OpenLearning|url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/entrepreneurs/angel_investor_clive_mayhew_leads_th5o1q9613mEG9q1HiswkO|access-date=16 May 2015|work=BRW|publisher=Fairfax Media Publications|date=5 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060954/http://www.brw.com.au/p/entrepreneurs/angel_investor_clive_mayhew_leads_th5o1q9613mEG9q1HiswkO|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
In June 2015, the Australian Federal Government announced it would be getting its first MOOC delivered by OpenLearning.{{Cite web|url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/breaking-news/canberra-gets-its-first-mooc/news-story/72a3531883e592fc76de5b60b37c7912?from=herald%20sun_rss|title=Canberra gets its first MOOC|website=Herald Sun|access-date = 1 December 2015}}
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 New South Wales, the University of Melbourne, Charles Sturt University, University of Technology Sydney, the University of New England, the University of Newcastle and Macquarie University.{{Cite web|url = https://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/openlearning-targets-expansion-within-australia-after-listing/news-story/63a0fef96bb376191e91fc28d68a959e|title=OpenLearning targets expansion within Australia after listing|website=The Australian|access-date=2019-11-08}}
In October 2019, OpenLearning announced its intention to pursue a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange.{{Cite web|url = https://www.afr.com/technology/openlearning-to-list-on-asx-beef-up-board-20191022-p532zw|title=OpenLearning to list on ASX, beef up board|website=Australian Financial Review|access-date=2019-11-08}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://openlearning.com/}}
Category:Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Category:Educational technology companies of Australia
Category:Internet properties established in 2013
Category:Virtual learning environments
Category:Learning management systems
Category:Australian educational websites
Category:2013 establishments in Australia
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