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JER Online |
Other providers |
| Courses |
Developed by JER Online, Corporate Workforce Vendors and Accredited .EDU Partners. |
Developed by primarily by provider. |
| Instruction |
Instructor led, mentored and self-directed corporate based. |
Instructor-led. |
| Student Access |
After completion most courses allow up to 1 year student access to be used as a Handy Desktop Reference. |
6 week. |
| Catalog |
1000+/125+ Subject areas (more online courses...all the time). |
Approximately 300+. |
| Types of Courses |
Single, certificate and corporate developed subscriptions. |
Single & certificates. |
| LMS |
Corporate level with administrative rights for workforce employees and managers. |
Provider brand limited to provider developed courses. |
| On Demand |
New courses available upon request within 1-4 weeks (on average). |
Lengthy development cycle precludes on-demand service. |
| History |
Targeting Workforce, single student or groups of workforce employees. |
Targeting personal enrichment primarily single students. |
| Brand Saturation |
State-wide contracts along with national presence (limited direct competition between partners). |
On every block, around every corner up and down the street (significant competition for market share). |
| Business Model |
Turnkey revenue share...school sets retail price. Pick and choose courses & certificates. |
Turnkey revenue share. Entire catalog often required for doing business. |
| Collaboration |
Work with .edu partners to get their home grown online courses sold though our national network edu2uonline.com. |
Primarily promote their own brand. |
| Innovation |
Single and specialty niche online catalogs that target specific types of customers and clients with specific content. |
Single online catalog.
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