By Elizabeth Gibney. Registration on the UK’s first massive open online course platform has opened following a launch at the British Library. FutureLearn, a multi-institution provider owned by the Open University, announced the details of 20 pilot courses including the schedules for eight which are set to begin between October and December this year.
Most courses will last six to ten weeks, although “mini-Moocs” lasting just two weeks will also be on offer, FutureLearn chief executive Simon Nelson told Times Higher Education. Speaking at the launch, he said that 20,000 students from 158 different countries had registered for courses in the 24 hours since those who had already expressed an interest were able to officially register. More...
24 septembre 2013
FutureLearn Moocs unveiled
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