Educación a Distancia UPR Bayamón

What Educación a Distancia UPR Bayamón does

Educación a Distancia UPR Bayamón (UPRBEaD, also branded 'UPR Bayamón en Línea') is the Distance Education Office of the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón (UPRB), a public university campus within the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) system owned by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The unit operates the institution's Moodle-based Learning Management System at uprbenlinea.com, delivering fully online (EL) and hybrid courses to UPRB students across ten academic departments — Business Administration, Biology, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Counseling and Psychological Services, Electronics, Spanish, Humanities, English, Pedagogy, and Office Systems — while providing complementary services to faculty. Governance is set by Certificación 41-2018-2019, the formal UPRB Distance Education Policy, and the platform adheres to FERPA for student record protection.

The technical stack is built on Moodle (open-source LMS by Moodle Pty Ltd), deployed at uprbenlinea.com with the Moodle Mobile companion application available on iOS and Google Play. It integrates with Microsoft Teams for synchronous instruction and chat-based support, Google Forms for event and webinar registration, and YouTube for hosting educational video and podcast content. Course shells incorporate Universal Design accessibility features (closed captions, high-contrast options, screen-reader and text-to-speech compatibility) and draw on Articulate authoring tools per accessibility policy. The product surface spans six modules: the core LMS, the ADEM Y GEMA professional certification in innovation and technology, the self-directed Módulo Autodirigido Nuevos Docentes, pre-designed Plantillas para Cursos, the Adiestramiento a Profesores faculty training program, and a multi-channel technical support layer (email, Microsoft Teams chat, in-person SUM/Student Help desk, and the studenthelp.uprb.edu ticketing portal).

Commercially, UPRBEaD is not a revenue-generating business. It is a state-funded academic service unit; funding flows from Commonwealth of Puerto Rico appropriations and student tuition governed by the UPR system's fee structure, and no separate pricing is published for distance education services. Customer segments are exclusively internal — UPR Bayamón students (primary) and faculty (secondary) — with a product-led, self-serve go-to-market in which students create accounts, receive course codes from professors, and self-enroll, supplemented by high-touch support during registration periods. Distribution is single-country (Puerto Rico), via web, mobile app, and on-campus in-person support, with no external sales motion.

Name

Educación a Distancia UPR Bayamón

Legal name

Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Bayamón

Website

https://uprbenlinea.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Educación a Distancia UPR Bayamón (UPRBEaD) is the public university Distance Education Office of the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón, operating a Moodle-based LMS that delivers online and hybrid courses exclusively to UPRB students and faculty across ten academic departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Distance Learning

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Admissions, Enrollment & Registrar Operations (Application Processing, Records) (EDAEALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enrollment Yield, Matriculation & Onboarding Platforms (EDAFAMAG), Student Records, Transcripts & Cumulative File Management (EDAJAHAE)

Keywords

• Distance education
• Online learning platform
• Learning management system
• Higher education services
• University course delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Guaynabo

HQ country

Puerto Rico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public University Education Services: As a unit of the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón, UPRBEaD provides distance education services as part of the public university's academic offerings. Funding comes from government appropriations and student tuition/fees rather than direct revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UPRBEaD (UPR Bayamón en Línea) is the Distance Education Office of the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón. It operates a Moodle-based Learning Management System that delivers online and hybrid courses across ten academic departments (Business Administration, Biology, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Counseling, Electronics, Spanish, Humanities, English, Pedagogy and Office Systems) and provides accompanying faculty training, professional certification programs, and student technical support services.

Product overview

Educación a Distancia UPR Bayamón operates UPRBEaD (UPR Bayamón en Línea), a Moodle-based Learning Management System that serves as the central platform for distance education at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón. The platform is organized around the core LMS product, which delivers online courses across multiple academic departments including Business Administration, Biology, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Counseling, Electronics, Spanish, Humanities, English, Pedagogy, and Office Systems. Supporting this core platform are add-on modules including a professional certification program in innovation and technology (ADEM Y GEMA), a self-directed onboarding module for new faculty, pre-designed course templates, and a faculty training program offering workshops and webinars. Student and faculty support services, including technical help desk and enrollment assistance, round out the ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UPRBEaD (UPR Bayamón en Línea) Platform Moodle-based Learning Management System delivering online course content, enrollment management, discussion forums, assignment submission, grade tracking, and student/faculty support resources across multiple academic departments at UPR Bayamón.
• [ADEM Y GEMA] Certificación Profesional en Línea en Innovación y Tecnología de la UPRB Professional certification program focused on innovation and technology in distance education, designed for UPR Bayamón faculty and staff. Covers online pedagogy best practices, digital tools, instructional design, and technology integration in teaching.
• Adiestramiento a Profesores (Faculty Training Program) Faculty training service offering workshops, webinars, and professional development sessions on Bloom's Taxonomy application, rubric construction, syllabus alignment, AI in education, and Moodle LMS usage.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered collaborative, featured, core and supporting.

• UPR Cayey (A Distancia Cayey)collaborativeStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2026Collaborative partnership with UPR Cayey's distance education initiative for the 'Dialogando en A Distancia Cayey' podcast series. Features inter-campus collaboration including panelists from UPR Bayamon, UPR Ponce, and moderation by UPR Cayey.
• Dr. Jose R. Ferrer LopezfeaturedStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2023Dr. Jose R. Ferrer Lopez, Catedratico at UPR Mayaguez and author of 'Evaluacion del Aprendizaje en la Era de la Inteligencia Artificial', served as resource speaker for the webinar 'Disenando para el Futuro: Aprendizaje y Evaluacion en la Era de IA'. He developed the Multi-Estrategic Model for Effective Online Teaching used at UPRM.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Teams is used for synchronous virtual communication, including webinar delivery, chat support, and video consultations. The platform provides the communication infrastructure for distance education support services.
• MoodlecoreTechnology or IntegrationMoodle is the core Learning Management System powering uprbenlinea.com. It provides the course management, content delivery, discussion forums, assignment submission, and assessment functionality. The platform is developed by Moodle Pty Ltd.
• GooglesupportingTechnology or IntegrationGoogle tools are referenced in privacy policies and used for survey distribution (Google Forms for registration). The institution uses Google for productivity and data collection purposes.
• ArticulatesupportingTechnology or IntegrationArticulate is referenced in accessibility policies as a technology partner for creating accessible course content. Articulate develops authoring tools for e-learning content creation.
• YouTubesupportingTechnology or IntegrationYouTube is used for hosting educational video content including podcast episodes (A Distancia Cayey podcast series) and webinar recordings.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Blackboard: Established higher-education LMS incumbent with broad institutional footprint. Comparable as a category-defining LMS alternative for large public universities similar to UPRB.
• edX: University-founded MOOC and online credential platform. Comparable as a higher-education online learning destination whose university partnerships overlap with UPRBEaD's academic mission.
• Coursera: Large-scale online learning platform partnering with universities for credit and credential programs. Comparable as a higher-education online course distribution channel that competes for student attention and institutional partnerships.
• Google Classroom: Widely used free LMS-like tool integrated with Google Workspace. Comparable as a low-cost alternative or supplement to institutional Moodle deployments in education.

Direct peers

• Canvas (Instructure): Leading commercial LMS competitor to Moodle in higher education. Comparable as the primary alternative institutional LMS that UPRBEaD's Moodle deployment could be swapped to or benchmarked against.
• Moodle Pty Ltd: Provider of the Moodle LMS that powers uprbenlinea.com. Comparable as the underlying platform vendor whose roadmap, hosting, and partner ecosystem directly determine UPRBEaD's capabilities.
• D2L Brightspace: Enterprise-grade LMS widely adopted in higher education. Comparable as an alternative institutional LMS competitor that public universities frequently evaluate against Moodle.
• UPR Cayey - Educación a Distancia (A Distancia Cayey): Sister distance education unit within the UPR system at the Cayey campus. Directly comparable as a public-university Moodle-based online learning operation serving UPR students, and an active collaboration partner of UPRBEaD.

Emerging players

• Open edX: Open-source learning platform used by universities and MOOC providers. Comparable as another open-source LMS option that UPRBEaD-type institutions might adopt for online course delivery.
• Sakai LMS: Open-source LMS historically popular among research and academic institutions. Comparable as a like-for-like open-source alternative to Moodle for higher-education course delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eaduprbayamon
• Xx.com/EaDUPRBayamon
• Facebookfacebook.com/EaDUPRBayamon

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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