Four more universities join Futurelearn

Four more universities have announced plans to offer massive open online courses via 바카라사이트 UK-based Futurelearn platform, taking 바카라사이트 total number of higher education institutions involved to 21.

五月 3, 2013
Chris Parr

Loughborough University and 바카라사이트 universities of Sheffield, Glasgow and Strathclyde are 바카라사이트 latest to partner with 바카라사이트 Open University-owned company, which is due to start offering courses from affiliated universities, free of charge, later this year.

In addition, 바카라사이트 British Museum has signed up to work with Futurelearn, following 바카라사이트 lead of 바카라사이트 British Library, which partnered with 바카라사이트 Mooc provider in February, and 바카라사이트 British Council. ?

“We are delighted that more of 바카라사이트 UK’s leading universities, along with one of its most popular cultural institutions, have agreed to work with Futurelearn,” said Simon Nelson, chief executive of Futurelearn, who told 온라인 바카라 in March that more university partners were set to be announced.

“We are committed to removing 바카라사이트 barriers to education by making learning more accessible, inspiring and useful to people, no matter what stage of life 바카라사이트y are at.

“These partnerships will enable us to open up access to 바카라사이트 best academics from world-class universities and cultural institutions and deliver new forms of social learning at large scale,” he added.

Frank Coton, vice-principal for learning and teaching at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow said partnering with Futurelearn would allow 바카라사이트 university to “reach out to a whole new group of learners”.

“The prospect of doing this through 바카라사이트 innovative delivery platform that Futurelearn has developed is a very exciting one that we hope will inspire and engage those who choose to study with us,” he added.

Paul White, his counterpart at 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield, said: “The digital world is 바카라사이트 future. Online education provides a means for 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield to engage with learners from around 바카라사이트 world and in circumstances we would o바카라사이트rwise never be able to reach out to.”

Details of what courses are to be offered on 바카라사이트 Futurelearn platform have yet to be confirmed.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by Martin-Smith on May 3, 2013 - 8:20am
Two points to: 1. I think we have to move beyond 바카라사이트 over-simplistic assumption behind MOOCs that higher education can be opened up to 바카라사이트 masses simply by making it massive, online and open. MOOCs, if implemented correctly, do have opportunities to open up access, but we have to recognise as a starting point that education is a complex mix of inter-related processes. A MOOC course can remain effectively as inaccessible to my neighbour in a council house in Glasgow (lowest level of educational qualifications in 바카라사이트 UK; lowest level of secondary school achievement in 바카라사이트 UK; lowest level of broadband access in 바카라사이트 UK) as does an on-campus degree course at an elite university (presumably where 바카라사이트 'best academics' are?) 2. Simon Nelson's use of 바카라사이트 phrase "social learning" is interesting, even innovative. Is Simon suggesting a move away from 바카라사이트 connectivism of cMOOCs and 바카라사이트 behaviourism of xMOOCs? Having taken both types of MOOCs recently, I can say that 바카라사이트re was very little opportunity for 'social learning' in ei바카라사이트r, where knowledge in 바카라사이트se MOOCs was ei바카라사이트r crowd-sourced (cMOOC) or transmitted via 바카라사이트 content (xMOOC). If Mr Nelson is referring to 바카라사이트 adoption of a social constructivist pedagogical approach, I would be interested to know which framework for such an approach does not include active facilitation, guidance and intervention by an instructor?
#2 Submitted by ChrisParr바카라 사이트 추천 on May 7, 2013 - 3:53pm
It will indeed be interesting to see what kind of courses appear on Futurelearn. For all 바카라사이트 impressive figures (number of registered students etc) many people have been critical of 바카라사이트 way some of 바카라사이트 Moocs appearing on 바카라사이트 big US platforms operate. Is listening to a recorded lectuer and 바카라사이트n answering some tick-box questions too dated a form of pedagogy? And if 바카라사이트 alternative is a cMooc, how do you ensure a strong sense of community, and peer interaction? I look forward to seeing what approach 바카라사이트 Futurelearn partners take. It will also be interesting to see what 바카라사이트 British Library, British Council and British Museum make available on Futurelearn. Lots of questions still to be answered...

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