Khan Academy Competitor? Alison.com founder on the future of Online Ed

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Post by daviday » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 3:46 PM UTC

Khan Academy Competitor? Alison.com founder on the future of Online Ed
wiredacademic.com

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Post by ashamedlion » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:10 PM UTC

The whole site feels really cheap. I closed it at first because I thought I typed the URL in incorrectly and had landed on a parked domain.

The best thing about Khan Academy is its personality, which makes the learning very accessible. It's a no bullshit content delivery system, but this feels like it's straight out of Generic Corporate Designer™.

Also, if you want a clickable url: http://alison.com

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Post by benregn » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:18 PM UTC

ashamedlion wrote: post #2

The whole site feels really cheap. I closed it at first because I thought I typed the URL in incorrectly and had landed on a parked domain. The best thing about Khan Academy is its personality, which makes the learning very accessible. It's a no bullshit content delivery system, but this feels like it's straight out of Generic Corporate Designer™. Also, if you want a clickable url: http://alison.com

I agree with you on the site's looks, very uninviting... And that damn animated button in the right corner drives me crazy.

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Post by mythz » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:19 PM UTC

It looks corporate and soulless - not fun at all.

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Post by Mizza » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:28 PM UTC

Non-free content? A scrolling marquee and pulsating Join Now buttons? And calling your well established and much-loved competition 'buzz-heavy'.. yeah right. This isn't going anywhere.

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Post by acangiano » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:35 PM UTC

I went to the site and it was virtually empty. A split second later I realized I had AdBlock Plus on. I disabled it and what I've seen looked like a spam site. I think the comparison with Khan Academy is extremely unjustified here.

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Post by akarambir » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:52 PM UTC

how can they win UNESCO award. Besides design, they are only promoting there diploma courses(paid) everywhere.

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Post by troymc » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:53 PM UTC

I am happy to see innovation happening in how people get 'an education'. As usual, some of the most interesting stuff is being done by people outside the established providers (cf. The Innovator's Dilemma).

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Post by maxjaderberg » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 5:59 PM UTC

acangiano wrote: post #6

I went to the site and it was virtually empty. A split second later I realized I had AdBlock Plus on. I disabled it and what I've seen looked like a spam site. I think the comparison with Khan Academy is extremely unjustified here.

I agree the comparison is unjustified. What makes Khan Academy so good is the quality of Khan's explanations and teaching on the videos.

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Post by Sigi » Sun, Sep 04, 2011, 6:04 PM UTC

Khan Academy provides an easy way to download content for later offline viewing. This site, however, seems to try to do the exact opposite!

Using flash to restrict consumption and bugging users with registration offers is not a better way to learn.