Case Study: Pearson eCollege builds a scalable API ecosystem with Apigee

Pearson eCollege Building New Experiences for Education via APIs

Pearson eCollege, a unit of Pearson Plc, sought to revolutionize the education experience by creating a flexible platform for learners and partners. Their initial attempt to use APIs to open up their LearningStudio services led to significant technical challenges. A poorly managed API infrastructure consumed 70% of development resources for support and even caused a production outage when a client's traffic spiked unexpectedly. They turned to the vendor Apigee for a solution.

By implementing the Apigee Edge API management platform, Pearson eCollege gained a secure and scalable foundation. This solution supported 40 APIs and 11 million daily transactions, enabling ecosystem growth to 250 applications and 3,000 developers. Apigee's technology and strategic consulting helped Pearson empower partners, foster student-led innovation through coding contests, and fundamentally shift the company towards a digital-first culture.

Pearson eCollege

Allen Rodgers

Director, API Program & Developer Network