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Minerva Forum is a winner in EdTech. Is there an open source alternative?

2 pointsby scorecardabout 5 years ago

4 comments

ivan_ahabout 5 years ago
Couldn&#x27;t you just combine some open source LMS + skype group calls? Or if you want video conf to be open source too, maybe jitsi? See <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jitsi.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;new-feature-brady-bunch-style-layout&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;jitsi.org&#x2F;news&#x2F;new-feature-brady-bunch-style-layout&#x2F;</a><p>Looking at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aribadernatal.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;Minerva&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;aribadernatal.com&#x2F;projects&#x2F;Minerva&#x2F;</a> it seems there are a bunch of other tools like &quot;Degree Planner&quot;, &quot;Course Builder&quot; and &quot;Assessment tool suite&quot; but I guess you can expect som lesser version of the tools will be available in the LMS.<p>I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s just the software that makes Minerva a winner... It&#x27;s probably the well though out curriculum and teachers leading the classes. Also I hear they are fairly selective about students they accept. Basically, smart students + dedicated teacher + good curriculum = score, and software probably just gets some assist points.
scorecardabout 5 years ago
Minerva&#x27;s Innovative Platform Makes High Quality Higher Ed Personal And Affordable<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;tomvanderark&#x2F;2019&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;minervas-innovative-platform-makes-high-quality-higher-ed-personal-and-affordable&#x2F;#2b2441f95742" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;tomvanderark&#x2F;2019&#x2F;04&#x2F;08&#x2F;minerva...</a>
scorecardabout 5 years ago
Live Online Video Classes Are ‘The New Face-to-Face.’ So How Many Students Can They Handle at a Time?<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edsurge.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2019-04-16-live-online-video-classes-are-the-new-face-to-face-so-how-many-students-can-they-handle-at-a-time" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edsurge.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2019-04-16-live-online-video-cl...</a>
scorecardabout 5 years ago
Minerva Project Raises $57M to Support Its Tech Platform—and Spin Off Its School<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edsurge.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2019-07-11-minerva-project-raises-57m-to-support-its-tech-platform-and-spin-off-its-school" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.edsurge.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2019-07-11-minerva-project-rais...</a>