Of the more than 10,000 massive open online courses that have ever been offered, over a third were in technology or business. That focus reflects course providers’ attention to providing opportunities for learners to acquire job-related skills.
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| 1. | Technology | 20.7% |
| 2. | Business | 15.6% |
| 3. | Social sciences | 10.6% |
| 4. | Science | 9.8% |
| 5. | Humanities | 9.4% |
| 6. | Education and teaching | 8.4% |
| 7. | Health and medicine | 7.1% |
| 8. | Engineering | 7.1% |
| 9. | Art and design | 5.3% |
| 10. | Mathematics | 3.2% |
| 11. | Personal development | 2.7% |
Note: “Technology” includes computer science, programming, and data science. Percentages are rounded, but subjects were ranked before rounding. Course distribution is current as of July 1, 2018. More data on MOOCs are available here. Questions or comments on the Almanac should be sent to the Almanac editor.
Source: Class Central data
