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edX for Business

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What is edX for Business?

edX headquartered in Cambridge provides elearning content covering a wide range of courses, including edX for Business, an on-demand elearning platform for upskilling, reskilling, and general workforce training.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features edX for Business has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 20 ratings of edX for Business's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Progress tracking & certifications

    The system tracks individuals’ progress on courses, scores, transcripts, certificates, etc.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Structured Learning

    The content is provided in a structured way that builds upon itself as users progress through the material.

    Category average: 8.2

Areas for Improvement

  • Automation & Integration

    The platform integrates with various other systems to allow for automation features such as adding or removing users from courses and auto-enrollment in courses.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Gamification

    Presents course material in a game-like format to increase engagement and enjoyment.

    Category average: 7.6

  • Historical Metrics

    Centralized learning history where users can track their progress and learning goals.

    Category average: 8.1

Reviews

What users are saying about edX for Business.
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A trusted Learning solution for strategic growth

Incentivized
Verified User
General Manager in Legal (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

There were many areas that required training of the workforce and edX for business helped organization. The certificate programs boosted teams' confidence and acted as a testimonial for their skills. They could complete course at their on speed and time saving them of extra pressure. The content is enriching.

Pros

  • Very well curated content
  • certifcation
  • Time management

Cons

  • Provide summary of notes and key points to remember
  • little expensive
  • hobby course that boosts mental wellness addition

Return on Investment

  • increase in productivity
  • capacity building
  • time management

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Coursera

Great for Professional Learning

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Corporate (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

edX for Business is used to provide professional development for staff. We use it weekly in-house and within the community. It fills the need for individuals to attend in-person events where they would need to leave campus. This also fills the need to have a large variety of options for everyone. Some of our leaders are able to fully participate

Pros

  • Staff Professional Develpoment
  • Cohort support for staff
  • Resources for new staff members

Cons

  • improved discussion boards
  • "live" option to get Reponses quicker
  • more options in learning

Return on Investment

  • Given employees confidence to perform well
  • Serves as a one-stop-shop for employees to complete professional learning
  • We encourage employees to use the system to learn things that are of their particular interest

Usability

Other Software Used

Blackbaud CRM, Finalsite Composer, Finalsite Messages

Probably the best learning tool for personal and professional growth.

Incentivized
Shubham ChauhanView profile
Team Lead in Human Resources at Cynet Systems (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I learned a lot of old skills from edx that were useful for my profession and school. I had many questions while working professionally, many of which left me perplexed. EdX is currently assisting me in strengthening my team and teaching us all about new technologies that are crucial in HR and recruitment.

Pros

  • Learning
  • LMS
  • Helping understand new skills with the best examples.
  • Wide variety of study material and Videos to help.

Cons

  • They should add more topics because alternative learning apps/tools have a very broad range.
  • Structures of courses are not aligned in a manner.
  • Streaming problem.

Most Important Features

  • Certification Courses.
  • Variety of courses available.
  • Personal and Profession growth, Self learning.

Return on Investment

  • It was really worth using because edx has some really great collaboratators.
  • Certification courses are worth the price because they'd help you with your work professionally.

Alternatives Considered

Graphy, by Unacademy and Coursera

Other Software Used

Coursera, BYJU'S- The Learning App, Khan Academy

Best e-leaning platform for organizations

Incentivized
HM ShujaView profile
Producer in Product Management at EKHON TV (501-1000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

EdX for Business is renowned as an e-learning service provider for organizations. So, I used the upskill and training service for the employees of my ex and existing companies. Last time, I basically gave professional training on professional motivation to all my employees through edX, That was fantastic. After the successful upskill session, I got a positive return of that. The main problem of my organization was the lack of motivation and the old practice of doing the regular job. At that point, I feel the urge for professional upskill training by edX.

Pros

  • It offers professional upskill training.
  • It has wide variety of field for training.
  • It helps to utilize workforces.

Cons

  • In-depth of Organizational Behavior
  • Employee Management

Most Important Features

  • It's courses are very professional.
  • It has a strong knack for organizational training.
  • It has a huge variety of courses.

Return on Investment

  • It has upscaled the existing talent of my organization.
  • It helped to reduce behavioral lack of the employee.

Alternatives Considered

Coursera, Udacity and Pluralsight Skills

Other Software Used

Udemy for Business, Udacity, Coursera

EdXcellent!

Incentivized
Gabrielle WaymanView profile
eBusiness Product Owner at The Raymond Corporation (201-500 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

EdX is an awesome platform for certified learning, upskilling, and career preparation. Raymond is a leading expert in material handling and supply chain, and because of the vast expertise of the participating EdX universities, our managers and employees can become experts in the soft and hard skills necessary to move the business forward without relying on our own internal training department to figure out course material. It’s reliable and easy to use. Love the MicroMasters programs!

Pros

  • Variety of courses
  • User interface
  • Verified learning
  • Easy payments

Cons

  • Following forum posts when there are thousands of participants is clunky
  • The feature that is supposed to bookmark your progress and start you up back where you left off is rarely accurate

Most Important Features

  • Verified learning
  • Easy payments
  • Variety of courses

Return on Investment

  • Improved morale for fulfilling training and certification requests
  • Team members readied for big transformation projects ahead of time
  • Reduced cost to develop in-house analytics dashboards and reporting

Alternatives Considered

Coursera

Other Software Used

Adobe Captivate, Aha!, Miro