MOOC GdP

What MOOC GdP does

MOOC GdP (Gestion de Projet) is a French-language e-learning platform specializing in project management education, founded in 2013 by Rémi Bachelet, an associate professor (maître de conférences) at École Centrale de Lille. The platform delivers a flagship Massive Open Online Course twice annually (March and September), supplemented by a self-paced On Demand variant, a team-based GdP-Lab practicum, and an enterprise B2B training offer. Across 25 sessions it has enrolled more than 360,000 learners and built an 83,000-member Facebook community described as the first French-speaking project management community. Core content covers the project management fundamentals (WBS, OBS, RACI, Gantt, PERT, risk management, agile/Scrum, crisis management) and culminates in proctored certification exams that award 1–2 ECTS credits issued by École Centrale de Lille.

The platform is built on Open edX with multiple web portals (gestiondeprojet.pm as the resource hub, mooc.gestiondeprojet.pm for live sessions, ondemand.mooc.gestiondeprojet.pm for self-paced learning) hosted on OVH infrastructure. Course content is released under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA) and delivered through weekly video modules, quizzes, structured peer assessment (the "sandwich method"), case studies, and identity-verified webcam exams. The architecture supports a 15-module specialization catalog, a Tronc Commun core curriculum, and an Étude de Cas for the advanced certification track.

The business model is freemium-led. Core MOOC content is free for personal use during scheduled sessions, with 80% of enrollees in this tier. Paid monetization occurs through attestations and certifications (€9–€150 per learner), On Demand self-paced access (€49 TTC), and enterprise training at €600 HT per trainee (delivered direct or via channel partner Unow). The organization is privately operated by Rémi Bachelet with a 1–10 person team, no venture funding, no app presence, and revenue streams anchored in academic certification rather than enterprise SaaS contracts.

Name

MOOC GdP

Legal name

Rémi BACHELET

Website

https://gestiondeprojet.pm

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MOOC GdP is a French-language e-learning platform offering free bi-annual project management MOOCs with paid certifications, serving 360,000+ learners and an 83,000-member francophone community through Open edX, backed by École Centrale de Lille.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Les Hauts-saint-jean

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Freemium Access (Core MOOC): Core MOOC content is completely free during sessions for personal use or purely volunteer contexts. This free tier generates massive enrollments (10,000-25,000 per session) creating network effects, community value, and brand awareness that converts to paid services.
2. Certificates and Attestations: Paid certificates and attestations for those who complete the MOOC: €79 for identity-verified trunk common exam, €59 for case study attestation, €9 per specialization. Classic track certificate (1 ECTS) = €100; Advanced certificate (2 ECTS) = €150. Learners who pass On Demand can join the next MOOC session with trunk common pre-validated for a reduced fee.
3. Enterprise / Professional Training: Enterprise offering at €600 HT per trainee provides full access to the platform, certification, pedagogical support, progress tracking, content personalization, and a private environment. SPOC (Single Private Online Course) sessions are available on demand. Unow serves as a channel partner for enterprise deployments.
4. On Demand Subscription: Self-paced MOOC variant priced at €49 TTC for personal use only. Includes 4 weeks of trunk common content, assessments, and an attestation of success. Provides a bridge between scheduled sessions for learners who cannot wait for the next cohort.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MOOC GdP is a French-language online education platform offering a massive open online course in project management, delivered bi-annually in free scheduled sessions (March and September) and through a paid self-paced "On Demand" variant. Its offerings include video modules covering project fundamentals, 15 elective specializations, peer-graded case studies, proctored certification exams that yield university-recognized ECTS credits from École Centrale de Lille, free downloadable document templates, an enterprise B2B training package, and a team-based GdP-Lab practicum.

Product overview

MOOC GdP is a platform centered on its flagship free MOOC Gestion de Projet, offered twice annually in scheduled sessions, supplemented by a paid On Demand self-paced version. The core MOOC (Tronc Commun) provides foundational project management training over 4 weeks, which can be extended with 2 weeks of elective specialization modules (15 available) and an optional case study (Étude de Cas). Completion leads to certificates — the Classic path (Tronc Commun + 2 specializations) or the Advanced path (adds the Case Study) — both upgradable to proctored exams carrying ECTS credits from Centrale Lille. The platform also provides free document templates and a team-based GdP-Lab practicum. An enterprise B2B offering (MOOC GdP en Entreprise) delivers the content privately to organizations at 600€ per trainee. The overall portfolio spans individual learners (free and paid), academic integrations, and corporate training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MOOC GdP On Demand: Self-paced training option available year-round for project management training
• GdP-Lab

Products and services

• MOOC Gestion de Projet (Core MOOC) A free, bi-annual online course on project management delivered through scheduled March and September sessions. Covers foundational concepts over 6 weeks (4 weeks core curriculum + 2 weeks of specialization electives), with video lectures, quizzes, peer assessment, case studies, and proctored certification exams. The first French certifying MOOC, with sessions running since March 2013 and reaching 360,000+ total enrolled participants across 25+ sessions.
• MOOC GdP On Demand A self-paced, pay-to-access (49€ TTC) version of the MOOC, available at any time outside scheduled sessions. Covers the same four core modules as the main MOOC (fundamentals, starting a project, advanced tools, risk management), with approximately 3–4 hours of work per module, an exam, and an attestation of success. Provides a pathway to transfer to the next live MOOC session for further specializations and proctored certification.
• Certificat Parcours Classique (Classic Track Certificate) Certificate awarded for completing the Tronc Commun exam (79€ with identity verification) plus at least 2 specializations (9€ each). Upgradable to a proctored exam (100€) yielding 1 ECTS from Centrale Lille and an official LinkedIn badge.
• Certificat Parcours Avancé (Advanced Track Certificate) Certificate awarded for completing the Classic path plus the Case Study (59€). Upgradable to a proctored exam (150€) yielding 2 ECTS from Centrale Lille and an official LinkedIn badge.
• MOOC GdP en Entreprise (Enterprise B2B Training) B2B training offer for organizations deploying the MOOC GdP content to employees. Includes a dedicated private platform, customizable content, advanced tracking dashboards, and pedagogical support. Priced at 600€ HT per trainee for the full training, including certification, support, progress tracking, and content personalization.
• Document Templates (Modèles de Documents) A collection of downloadable project management document templates under CC BY-NC-SA license, including meeting minutes, project charters, PDCA cycle templates, RACI matrices, WBS templates, risk management tables, SWOT matrices, milestone/post-mortem templates, and English versions; also includes functional analysis exercises and a problem-solving case study.
• GdP-Lab A team-based project practicum offered to MOOC learners who have completed the individual certification path. Teams work collaboratively to apply knowledge acquired in the MOOC in a real project context, culminating in GdP-Lab laureates recognition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 360,000+ total enrollees across 25 sessions since March 2013, with session sizes ranging from 3,500 to 24,600 participants.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• UnowminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUnow (unow.fr) serves as a channel partner offering SPOC (Single Private Online Course) versions of the MOOC GdP for enterprise clients. Enterprise customers can deploy the MOOC through Unow rather than directly through the MOOC GdP team.
• OVHcoreTechnology or IntegrationOVH SAS provides web hosting and cloud infrastructure for the MOOC GdP platform (gestiondeprojet.pm, mooc.gestiondeprojet.pm, ondemand.mooc.gestiondeprojet.pm). OVH is a French cloud provider headquartered in Roubaix, France.
• Kedge Business SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Laurence Le Poder, Enseignante-Chercheuse at Kedge Business School, co-teaches the Crisis Management specialization module (G2C) within the MOOC GdP program.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• edX: Global MOOC platform co-founded by Harvard and MIT, offering university-backed courses including project management and offering MicroMasters and similar credentials. Broad incumbent that overlaps with MOOC GdP's academic-credential positioning and uses the same Open edX platform underneath MOOC GdP's own infrastructure.
• Skillsoft: Enterprise learning platform offering project management, leadership, and compliance content to large corporations. Broad incumbent that overlaps with MOOC GdP's enterprise B2B motion (€600/trainee) but serves a much larger corporate buyer segment with broader content portfolios.
• LinkedIn Learning: Subscription-based video learning library integrated with LinkedIn, including a large project management catalog. Broad incumbent competing for the same professional upskilling and self-paced certification use case, with the additional advantage of direct LinkedIn profile integration for credential display.
• Project Management Institute (PMI): Global professional association issuing PMP, CAPM, and other widely recognized project management certifications. Broad incumbent because it sets the dominant global standard for PM credentials — the alternative that MOOC GdP's ECTS-anchored certifications must be evaluated against in the job market.
• Coursera: Global MOOC platform offering project management courses from top universities with credentials, specializations, and enterprise Coursera for Business. Broad incumbent because it overlaps with MOOC GdP on free French content, paid certifications, and enterprise B2B — but at vastly larger scale and across many subject areas, not specialized in project management.

Direct peers

• OpenClassrooms: Major French online education platform offering diploma- and certificate-bearing programs in project management, tech, and data. Direct peer because it targets francophone learners and professionals, offers paid certifications tied to recognized credentials, and competes for the same B2C career-advancement use case as MOOC GdP.
• Unow: French enterprise SPOC and digital learning platform that is both a MOOC GdP channel partner and an independent competitor. Direct peer because it sells SPOC-style project management and soft-skills training to French enterprises at price points overlapping with MOOC GdP's €600/trainee enterprise offering.
• Fun-MOOC (France Université Numérique): France's flagship government-backed MOOC aggregation platform offering free French-language courses from French universities. Direct peer because it competes for the same francophone self-learner audience, uses open-source MOOC infrastructure, and partners with French higher education institutions — the same dynamic that powers MOOC GdP's affiliation with Centrale Lille.

Emerging players

• Edflex: French B2B curated learning content platform that aggregates and personalizes third-party training content (including MOOCs and videos) for enterprise clients. Emerging player that intersects with MOOC GdP's enterprise motion as both a potential content partner and a competing distribution layer for French corporate L&D buyers.
• Coorpacademy: European enterprise learning platform offering gamified micro-learning including project management content to corporate clients. Emerging player that overlaps with MOOC GdP's enterprise B2B use case in francophone markets, particularly as a potential alternative for European L&D buyers evaluating SPOC-style deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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