MindTap saves students thousand of dollars!
May 19, 2021

MindTap saves students thousand of dollars!

Lois McWhorter | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with MindTap

We use MindTap for 80% of our online business courses using Blackboard LMS. We plan to use MindTap for 100% of our online business courses within the next year.
  • User friendly
  • Platform neutral
  • Interactive
  • Adaptive
  • Include simulation-type projects to decrease online cheating
  • Make assignments more "game-like"
  • More multimedia, color, graphics, ect
  • Significant savings for students as MindTap is a Cengage product with great pricing
  • Allowed the university to standardize online courses
  • Increased online enrollment due to cost savings
MindTap is more user-friendly and less expensive. Other products, such as Connect and MyLab and not as user-friendly; are also more expensive. Using one platform such as MindTap provides consistency across courses while allowing for individual professors the ability to create a course that using their subject matter knowledge.

Do you think Cengage MindTap delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cengage MindTap's feature set?

Yes

Did Cengage MindTap live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cengage MindTap go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cengage MindTap again?

Yes

MindTap is incredibly easy to use and versatile. Ideally suited for online students; both traditional and non-traditional. Mindtap might not be suitable for some high-level disciplines as it currently exists. For example, chemistry and some biology courses may not be suited for MindTap as it currently exists. However, if it were revised to include more simulation activities, adaptive learning, and high-level interaction, it could certainly be appropriate.

MindTap Feature Ratings

Using MindTap

100 - Professors
5 - IT and department chairs
  • Online courses
  • Standardization
  • Assessment
  • Saved our lives during COVID-19
  • Saved thousands of dollars for students via Cengage Unlimited
  • User friendly
  • Continue to use in online classes
  • Use for Prior Learning Assessment

Evaluating MindTap and Competitors

Yes - McGraw Hill Connect
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Prior Experience with the Product
Price
I would use MindTap for every class.

MindTap Implementation

MindTap Support

Great support from Cengage!
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
We didn't have to purchase premium support as it was provided by Cengage.
Cengage revised all my exams for three courses this summer: they created random tests with timed exams.

Using MindTap

Very easy to use.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Creating exams
  • Linking a course
  • Grade sync