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Cengage WebAssign vs. Top Hat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cengage WebAssign
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
WebAssign by Cengage is an online learning solution designed to deliver online homework and secure testing, plus eTextbook and study resources for students. WebAssign enables faculty to customize the learning experience to meet any teaching style and encourage students to develop problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.N/A
Top Hat
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Toronto-based Top Hat offers their higher education teaching apps, comprising Top Hat Classroom supporting flipped classroom and gamified lessons, Top Hat Textbook for delivering course content, Top Hat Assignment for customizable quizzes and graded tasks or homework, and Top Hat Test for delivering secure tests with auto-grading and reporting.
$30
per term (4 months) per student
Pricing
Cengage WebAssignTop Hat
Editions & Modules
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Pro
$30
per term (4 months) per student
Basic
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cengage WebAssignTop Hat
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Cengage WebAssignTop Hat
Considered Both Products
Cengage WebAssign
Mary McElderry, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mary McElderry, CPA
Adjunct Accounting Instructor
Chose Cengage WebAssign
I think all of these softwares are fairly similar in set up and ease of use. I am provided Cengage WebAssign with my pre-built SNHU courses.
Top Hat
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Top Hat
Top Hat generally stacks up pretty well against other industry leading or popular learning management systems. Top Hat is comparable to learning management systems used in most educational institutions. The features such as allowing the educator to create an interactive …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Top Hat
Turning Technologies' bread and butter was its rock-solid integration with PowerPoint and physical devices. Their move to the cloud was a very rocky road and opened the door to Top Hat who was a cloud-first solution. Overall Turning Technologies was better at ensuring every …
Features
Cengage WebAssignTop Hat
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Cengage WebAssign
8.8
Ratings
3% above category average
Top Hat
-
Ratings
Course authoring8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Course catalog or library8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning content9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
Cengage WebAssign
9.0
Ratings
6% above category average
Top Hat
-
Ratings
Structured Learning9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation & Integration9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cengage WebAssignTop Hat
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cengage WebAssignTop Hat
Likelihood to Recommend
Cengage WebAssign is similar to other online textbook softwares I've used while teaching accounting online. It's a stable platform and seems easy for students to use, even if they are not extremely computer savvy.
Mary McElderry, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mary McElderry, CPA
Adjunct Accounting Instructor
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I think Top Hat can be used in any classroom size to help student learning. it is user-friendly for both students and teachers.
RN
Ricardo Nogueira
Senior lecture
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Pros
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  • Offers a good variety of interactive tools such as polls and quizzes
  • It is relatively easy to create and customize pages on the class site
  • Educators have access to good analytics and insightful performance information
Verified User
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Cons
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  • It would be great if the exams could have settings to set-up start and finish times.
  • The grade book still needs improvement in the formatting.
RN
Ricardo Nogueira
Senior lecture
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Support Rating
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The initial rollout of Top Hat was not without its issues. Top Hat was very responsive, and even sent representatives to be onsite during the first couple of days of the start of class to help instructors and students. They were very knowledgeable about the product, but the sales team was pushy at times. At several times, we had to inform them not to reach out to instructors directly to pitch their service while we were still piloting.
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Alternatives Considered
I think all of these softwares are fairly similar in set up and ease of use. I am provided Cengage WebAssign with my pre-built SNHU courses.
Mary McElderry, CPA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mary McElderry, CPA
Adjunct Accounting Instructor
Read full review
Top Hat generally stacks up pretty well against other industry leading or popular learning management systems. Top Hat is comparable to learning management systems used in most educational institutions. The features such as allowing the educator to create an interactive experience by leveraging tools such as quizzes and polls is comparable. Data on student performance is also a helpful feature that is comparable to that of other similar learning management systems.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
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  • One of the better ways to track attendance in a mostly secure and automated way.
  • Promotes more active learning, especially in large classrooms.
  • Unpopular if students have to pay.
Verified User
Anonymous
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