Webometric Analysis on Leading Course Providers in MOOC: A Study Based on Alexa Ranking

Abstract

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are online courses that are offer via internet based platforms to a very large majority of people without charging course fee. Interested individuals can follow MOOCs anytime, anywhere without facing geographical and financial barriers. The major objective of this study was to evaluate the leading MOOC providers based on Alexa ranking. Ten major MOOC providers were selected as the target group. The data for this study were collected using Alexa Internet website. Further, Leading MOOC providers were compared using global ranking, bounce rate, daily page views per visitor, daily time on site, search visits, total site linking in and speed.