UK MOOCs platform, FutureLearn, launches first courses

The Open University’s FutureLearn, the UK’s first partnership platform for MOOCs – massive open online courses – last week began offering access to what it describes as “free, high quality courses” from some of its 20 university partners.
The website went live as a beta test, which will run until early next year, FutureLearn announced.
Learners will be able to sign up for courses, and their feedback will be captured to tailor ongoing development of the website. More...