Applying Sustainability Models

[Activity 10, H817 MOOC]

	Is the sustainability model apparent?	Did Wiley cover all approaches, or do you think a different model is operating?
Change MOOC	Not really – seems like a personal site curated by Cornier, Siemens and Downes	I guess this is closest to the Rice Model – not linked to a specific institution, and looks like services are provided voluntarily.
Coursera	Not very apparent. It looks slick and commercial, and the links take you to ‘founders’ who are venture capitalists. It describes itself as a social enterprise, so it is profit-making, albeit maybe not profit-maximising.	This is a different model, Wiley has not covered it. I guess it is seeded by the venture capitalists, and probably has some different revenue streams. One that is apparent is the ‘signature track’, where you can pay to have your learning accredited and certified. I would guess the universities involved may pay a fee to Coursera to be on the platform, as this is good marketing for them – but this is not apparent.
Jorum	Quite apparent – the ‘about us’ section has a lot of the history of Jorum, explaining that it is a JISC-funded collaborative venture.	Probably closest to the USU Model – a hybrid of centralisation and decentralisation. It isn’t clear whether all the work is done by paid staff or if volunteers are also involved.
OpenLearn	Reasonably apparent, not as apparent as Jorum though.	Probably closest to the MIT model. OpenLearn is centralised, focuses on the materials of just one institution, and (from memory) was given foundation funding to get it established.