Master List of Online Platforms with College Courses/Degrees

[SophiaPrincess]

I was hoping to create a comprehensive list of websites where users can take 3rd party college classes or register for college degrees with large discounts. My knowledge is limited. Please share what you know,  including any discount or promo codes or techniques to save money/time.  Together, we can create a useful resource.

A-Z
collegevidya.com
Coursera.org
edx.org
https://www.gradxs.com/
mygreatlearning.com
uniathena.com
Upgrad.com


collegevidya.com

Market: India, but links to colleges worldwide
Credibility: ?
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: ?
Links to discounted college degrees: Many
Comments:


Coursera.org

Market: USA, but links to colleges worldwide
Credibility: High
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: Many, mostly noncredit
Links to discounted college degrees: Limited
Comments: frequent promotions, free trials, foreign IP addresses pay less. Partnerships with most major issuers of IT certificates


edx.org

Market: USA, but links to colleges worldwide
Credibility: High
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: Many, mostly noncredit
Links to discounted college degrees: Limited,  but include prestigious schools
Comments: Home of noncredit Ivy League instruction

gradxs.com

Market: India, but links to colleges worldwide
Credibility: Medium
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: None
Links to discounted college degrees: Limited
Comments: Site provided by a beloved member of the community. At least one thread on sister site. Features partially accredited colleges as well as those from less developed countries.

mygreatlearning.com

Market: India, but links to colleges worldwide
Credibility: ?
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: Many noncredit
Links to discounted college degrees: Very Limited
Comments: very professional looking site


uniathena.com

Market: India, but links to 2 colleges in Europe
Credibility: ?
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: Many noncredit
Links to discounted college degrees: 2 colleges
Comments: 


Upgrad.com

Market: India, but links to colleges worldwide
Credibility: medium, aggressive sales staff
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: ?
Links to discounted college degrees: Many
Comments: $500 discount code, grad school discounts are often discussed in the Grad Forum here.


There was a website that offered a limited number of online courses that were transcripted by the University of Pittsburgh. They offered a discount on degrees at a few colleges including Grand Canyon University. I don't recall the name.   Corrected below. Thank you, Mr. Whatley.

[Jonathan Whatley]

There was a website that offered a limited number of online courses that were transcripted by the University of Pittsburgh. They offered a discount on degrees at a few colleges including Grand Canyon University. I don't recall the name.

Outlier.org, and you're probably thinking of their partnership with Golden Gate University.

Unfortunately, Outlier.org was sold and the new owner no longer sells courses to individual students, only institutional sales to partner high schools offering dual enrollment programs (not even to individual homeschoolers, it seems).

[SophiaPrincess]

Accreditation and government recognition of international universities vary significantly from country to country. These websites are essentially marketing agents for their respective colleges. I would not rely on the recommendations of the sites above as assurance that the colleges will meet your specific needs. Please perform your due diligence on your prospective university before you matriculate.

I couldn't help but notice India is a prolific source of online educational platforms.

[asianphd]

https://intellipaat.com/
https://www.simplilearn.com/
https://talentsprint.com/

[SteveFoerster]

Accreditation and government recognition of international universities vary significantly from country to country. These websites are essentially marketing agents for their respective colleges. I would not rely on the recommendations of the sites above as assurance that the colleges will meet your specific needs.  Please perform your due diligence on your prospective university before you matriculate.

I couldn't help but notice India is a prolific source of online educational platforms.

Given that a fifth of all human beings live there, that's not surprising.

[Jonathan Whatley]

mywestford.com – principal market is the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia

unicaf.org – principal market is Africa

[SophiaPrincess]

Accreditation and government recognition of international universities vary significantly from country to country. These websites are essentially marketing agents for their respective colleges. I would not rely on the recommendations of the sites above as assurance that the colleges will meet your specific needs.  Please perform your due diligence on your prospective university before you matriculate.

I couldn't help but notice India is a prolific source of online educational platforms.

Given that a fifth of all human beings live there, that's not surprising.

China has approximately the same population as India, but not one Chinese site. The same could be said for the continent of Africa. No, I think the reasons are a combination of Indian culture that cherishes education and the huge number of Indians who speak English.

[SophiaPrincess]

univacity.com/en/

Market: Africa, but links to colleges worldwide
Credibility: ?
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: ?
Links to discounted college degrees: Many
Comments:Tons of colleges of which you have never heard. Legitimacy unknown.

[bjcheung77]

Various variables at play, English as a medium is one factor, the target market or niche is another, these partnerships were created to fill that void. Coursera, Edx, FutureLearn (Australia/UK), Udacity, etc, all have a target market they want to partner with. Upgrad and their Desi (South Asian) counterparts also operate in Pakistan, etc, in addition to India. Anyways, it's a good idea that India, Pakistan, and so on are on board with these type of partnerships, one thing they may be focusing on is to combat illegitimate institutions, as these two nations are the top 1 & 2 in diploma mills, unaccredited private institutions, etc.

[SophiaPrincess]

BJ, thanks for sharing FutureLearn. It looks like a great source for cheap noncredit courses and links to colleges. Rather than leave it buried in a comment, let's give the site the attention it deserves.

futurelearn.com

Market: Australia / UK
Credibility: appears high
Offers individual courses/certificates on the platform: 1400+ noncredit courses
Links to discounted college degrees: Many degrees at about a dozen British universities.
Comments: Thanks for the suggestion BJ. Better accredited universities than the other international sites at a higher cost.