Coursera vs. Ideagen Workplace Training

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Coursera
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Coursera is an online catalog of learning content, available to businesses to help them to strengthen critical skills, Develop, retain, and advance critical talent, or use role-based assessments to identify skills gaps and advancement opportunities.
$399
per year per user (for less than 125 employees)
Ideagen Workplace Training
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Ideagen's Q-Pulse WorkRite is a collection of EHS focused e-learning courses designed to help employers meet legal regulations and keep their staff healthy, happy and protected at work.N/A
Pricing
CourseraIdeagen Workplace Training
Editions & Modules
Coursera for Teams
$399
per year per user (for less than 125 employees)
Coursera for Business
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CourseraIdeagen Workplace Training
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
CourseraIdeagen Workplace Training
Considered Both Products
Coursera
Chose Coursera
Many other LMS systems, including Blackboard, and Canvas, have been examined or utilized by us in the past. Each has advantages and disadvantages, but I believe Coursera is an attractive option for any company because of its well-known brand and global presence of high-level …
Chose Coursera
We've looked at or used many different LMS platforms including Blackboard, Learnshare, Canvas, Cornerstone, SABA, and many others. Each has its pros & cons but I feel Coursera given its brand recognition and built-in following it's a great value for any organization. I would …
Chose Coursera
I like Coursera because it has lots of high quality contents I can use. I learn a lot from the professors from the top universities in the world. Coursera also has generous policy of financial aids. I am thankful for that policy that makes my learning on Coursera more reachable.
Chose Coursera
Coursera has been the only tool of its kind I've used intensively. I've seen video lectures from other learning providers and while they can be effective, what makes Coursera special to me is its interactivity and creative ways to allow the student to solve problems and gain …
Chose Coursera
Coursera has a wider variety of courses and more institutions as partners. The certifications Coursera gives, have more value than other brands.
Chose Coursera
I like Coursera much better than Udemy. The user interface of Coursera is much better. I also feel the content of Coursera is little bit better than udemy.
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I think Coursera has the best overall interface. I think you will find that different platforms go in different directions, and have different specialities. For the most part the differences are more in the types of courses they offer than one being particularly better than the …
Chose Coursera
Coursera has wide range of disciplines and some subjects other MOOC platforms do not have. I am using Coursera along with other online educational platforms and courses to arrange courses on a complex schedule. Coursera has a free option (free listener) where students are able …
Chose Coursera

There is a Mentor Course, for those chosen that have been good at some courses. You can find almost everything (talking about courses), of lots of topics and categories. It's simply amazing. You can learn a lot, even if you don't pay for the certificate.


Chose Coursera
Obviously, Coursera lacks some of the formal credentials that a college or university degree offers. It also has limitations when it comes to a broad scope curated academic course that a university degree offers. However, it does afford users who couldn't afford a full-on …
Ideagen Workplace Training

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Features
CourseraIdeagen Workplace Training
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Coursera
8.8
Ratings
2% above category average
Ideagen Workplace Training
8.7
Ratings
1% above category average
Course authoring8.90 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Player/Portal8.90 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Learning content9.50 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.20 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Social learning8.90 Ratings00 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
Coursera
-
Ratings
Ideagen Workplace Training
9.1
Ratings
6% above category average
Structured Learning00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Historical Metrics00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Automation & Integration00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
Infosec Skills
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
CourseraIdeagen Workplace Training
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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9.1
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CourseraIdeagen Workplace Training
Likelihood to Recommend
It's absolutely ideal for programming. Today, most programming environments are available for free and enthusiasts can tinker with programming on their own. But Coursera structures that process and presents iteratively more complex assignments to the student. I found it useful for non-programming. I took a refresher Calculus course and the user was able to enter solutions symbolically which I found impressive.
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When government guidelines suggested staff work from home, the home working course was enabled on our user accounts and it created a timely [way] to gather data and react in light of the pandemic. Certain health and safety training is not covered specifically to our company policies in courses, but we have recently received the legionella risk course and are aware of a course builder which could also house this need.
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Pros
  • Coursera's courses are extremely good. They are well designed and being a full time employee I really appreciate the fact of how well they are designed.
  • They have made sure that everybody gets enough time to complete it.
  • There is an active community which is very helpful. No matter how good a teaching material is, you might always need extra help. This community can answer your question. And also this becomes extremely relevant if you are taking programming courses
  • There are assignments to test your skills. This is a great way to evaluate yourself. At this point if you feel like you haven't understood something, you can always go back and refer the videos. Most of these assignments can be applied to real world problems as well which is great
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  • Houses CPD accredited training which can be used to train our employees.
  • For our organization, the use of single sign on allows our users to easily access the platform without any hassle and it works on different devices which allows for flexibility when completing a course.
  • Provides great tools for achieving completion from our employees on the training assigned to them such as a clear training course with attractive infographics to keep our users engaged when using.
  • Unique and pro-active work force: our account manager Bianca has always displayed care, support and professionalism during every conversation with timely actions turned around from any meetings.
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Cons
  • If you leave the projects for the weekends, your Sunday nights could be a drag. But I list this as a benefit also, it enforces discipline on the learning process.
  • I hope Coursera continues to offer no-cost and low-cost learning opportunities.
  • I honestly can't think of any serious deficiency in the product. I am a huge fan.
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  • The reporting system can be initially confusing to use unless you receive training - which we did with our account manager and are now confident in getting reports.
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Likelihood to Renew
It’s marvelous.
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Usability
User-friendly and developer-friendly Web UI.
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It would be 10 but for the fact that sometimes, the transition from training to test is not smooth. The user can finish the course but not be prompted to proceed to doing the test. This makes us have incomplete Profiles on the system sometimes. The issue with this is that some people might not receive their DSE equipment.
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Support Rating
I’ve used it a couple of times and... that did great. They take their time, but in the end they solve your issues.
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Implementation Rating
Coursera is familiar, intuitive, compatible and easy to use and implement.
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Alternatives Considered
We've looked at or used many different LMS platforms including Blackboard, Learnshare, Canvas, Cornerstone, SABA, and many others. Each has its pros & cons but I feel Coursera given its brand recognition and built-in following it's a great value for any organization. I would not want to build out an entire MBA or other MASTERS level online program on it but it is a great way to allow potential students to experience your institutions content for a low price (of free).
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Return on Investment
  • The greatest benefit of Coursera is access to quality courses on various subjects that you can either browse or dive in deeply. Customizable, flexible and accessible.
  • Helps our department to recommend trainees courses on this website and gain important knowledge. Also, the courses are provided by big-name universities which helps students in their careers
  • Developing and exploring professional skills.
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  • It enables us avoid waste by narrowing down staff DSE needs.
  • The ability to monitor the number of licenses used is clear and enables us to spend according to our needs.
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