Summary In summary, Part 3 of the White Paper dealt with the types of online activities that communities all over the world are currently engaged in, specifically on the Udemy platform. The Singapore Udemy community can be considered a new entrant to online learning compared to the communities in the United States and Australia, with the upsurge in number of users occurring in the last 1 to 2 years. Part of the reason could be the result of the small geographical size of Singapore which implies that Singapore adult learners can travel to any part of the country for classroom training relatively quickly. It also means many Singapore learners are unaware of world class quality online courses by global experts. More importantly, these courses include content which can be very current and ‘cutting-edge’. In short, to remain innovative and competitive, the Singapore workforce need be open to accessing online content in order to remain nimble to adapt to changes and new developments. To develop the online community, new courses produced by local instructors may facilitate the ‘buzz’ to stimulate more ground interest in online learning. This is commonly seen in more ‘mature’ communities such as the US and Australia where a healthy ratio of instructors to users is observed.
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