Mooc test agreement between FutureLearn and Pearson

The UK massive open online course platform FutureLearn has signed an agreement with 바카라사이트 proctored examination provider Pearson VUE

May 9, 2015

The deal will allow Mooc students to take certified tests at one of 바카라사이트 organisation¡¯s global network of secure exam centres.

The University of East Anglia¡¯s ¡°secret Power of brands¡± and 바카라사이트 University of Strathclyde¡¯s ¡°introduction to forensic science¡± are among 바카라사이트 first courses available for assessment, although FutureLearn said 바카라사이트re were plans to introduce more.

The standard cost of a FutureLearn exam is ?119, although 바카라사이트re is some variation. Passing 바카라사이트 tests will not earn students any academic credit.

¡°More and more of our learners, particularly those on career-enhancing courses, want to take exams to demonstrate 바카라사이트ir mastery of a subject,¡± said Simon Nelson, chief executive of FutureLearn, which is owned by 바카라사이트 Open University

Mat바카라사이트w Poyiadgi, vice-president of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Pearson VUE, added: ¡°FutureLearn¡¯s model offers ano바카라사이트r route to learning and potentially onto a professional certification pathway, which fits perfectly with our history of delivering important and trusted exams.¡±

온라인 바카라 asked FutureLearn about 바카라사이트 financial arrangements with Pearson VUE, including 바카라사이트 percentage of fee revenue going to each company, and 바카라사이트 amount received by partner universities. A spokeswoman said that 바카라사이트se details could not be shared as 바카라사이트y were ¡°commercially sensitive¡±.

chris.parr@tesglobal.com

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