Organizers are entities responsible for designing, launching, and managing the crowdsourcing process for education. They can be individuals, educational institutions, open education platforms, or research organizations.

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Those involved in Crowdsourcing for Education include:
- Organizers
- Learners
- Contributors
- IT platforms

Actors in Crowdsourcing for Education

Jiang, Y., Schlagwein, D., & Benatallah, B. (2018). A Review on Crowdsourcing for Education: State of the Art of Literature and Practice. PACIS, 180

A Review on Crowdsourcing for Education: State of the Art of Literature and Practice

Organizers in Crowdsourcing for Education

Learners participate in crowdsourcing for education primarily as recipients of knowledge, but they can also serve as contributors. When acting as contributors, they provide assistance and unique perspectives to their peers. This peer-based involvement is advantageous because the anonymity of the process can reduce stress, and the learners' recent, firsthand experience with the subject matter helps them identify common errors and learning challenges.

Learners in Crowdsourcing for Education

IT platforms serve to connect organizers, contributors, and learners. Internet technology allows for a massive scale of interaction between these actors. They platforms are typically generic social IT platforms or specific crowdsourcing platforms.

IT Platforms in Crowdsourcing for Education

Contributors are those that serve the learner crowd. They are typically part of the learner crowd or an external crowd. 

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