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openSAP is an Enterprise MOOC platform for massive open online courses, or MOOCs. It is provided by SAP and hosted at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany. Everyone can enroll in openSAP courses, which are provided free of charge.
While the MOOC concept is already quite popular in academia, SAP is one of the first companies to adopt it for business-related training purposes. Other than traditional e-learning formats, openSAP courses return to tried and trusted classroom concepts and transfer them to an online medium in the following way:
- Courses have a defined duration (typically six weeks) to which students need to adhere
- Courses are based on lectures (delivery through video), supporting material (slide decks, handouts), and self-tests.
- Students need to submit homework on a weekly basis and adhere to deadlines. The homework is graded and contributes to the points required to receive a statement of accomplishment.
- Students can discuss the course content in an online forum.
- Courses end with a final exam.
The average duration of the video lectures is 90 minutes per week. Combined with additional self-study and homework, the average effort required to complete an openSAP course successfully is four to six hours per week. This makes it easy for students to combine courses with their other responsibilities.
The first openSAP course
The first openSAP course, Introduction to Software Development on SAP HANA, was held from May 27 through July 15, 2013.
- 18,033 learners were enrolled on day 1 of the course.
- When the final exam ended, this number had increased to 40,386.
- 15,748 learners actively participated in the course.
- 10,795 learners took the final exam.
- 9,383 graded records of achievement were distributed.
Awards:
February 2014, openSAP received the "Innovation in Learning Bronze Award 2014" at The Learning Awards 2014, hosted by the Learning and Performance Institute. September 2014, openSAP received the "" in the category, "Best in Extended Enterprise Learning Program"
Current users:
In November 2014, there were 160,000 unique users on the openSAP platform with over 475,000 course enrollments.