Instructor Corner

How are courses added to Class Central’s database?

We regularly collect information directly from major online learning platforms like Coursera, edX, and FutureLearn to create our course catalog. Courses on these platforms are automatically added to Class Central.

We also list courses from smaller platforms and independent providers. You can find a complete list of all providers featured in our catalog at https://www.classcentral.com/providers.

If you believe your courses should be in Class Central's catalog, please contact us here.

I found errors in my course on Class Central. What should I do?

Please let us know by emailing [email protected].

How can learner reviews contribute to my course's success?

Class Central has helped over 80 million people find online courses. Our 200,000+ learner reviews help users navigate our course catalog and find their next course. Courses with many positive reviews rank higher in search results and are featured throughout the site.

In addition to reviews of individual courses, we publish lists and rankings throughout the year, often featuring well-reviewed courses. These lists and rankings can be picked up externally and viewed by thousands, or even millions, of people. For example, one article was published in Quartz; was picked up by Inc., Lifehacker, and Mentalfloss; and generated a lot of buzz in big communities like reddit, Hacker News, and Slashdot.

When courses get a lot of reviews, they are featured in our annual rankings, such as the Best Online Courses of the Year or the Best Online Courses of All Time. (More on how these rankings are generated below.)

How can I get more reviews for my courses on Class Central?

We suggest two methods:

1. Email your students near the end of the course, asking them to submit a review.
2. Include reviewing the course on Class Central as an optional step towards course completion.

Many successful courses use both methods. The second approach is more effective long-term.

To find your course's dedicated review link on Class Central, navigate to your course and use the blue "Write review" button.

Class Central Rankings: What they are and how they work

• Most Popular Courses Starting This Month
• Best Online Courses of the Year
• Best Online Courses of All Time

Monthly popular lists include courses starting that month, ranked by the number of Class Central users who bookmark them.

The Best Online Courses of the Year features courses offered for the first time that year, ranked by their Bayesian average of user ratings on Class Central.

The Best Online Courses of All Time includes all available courses in our catalog, ranked by their Bayesian average of ratings on Class Central. We exclude closed courses and those with few reviews.