Celebrating progress: our first year of courses and what lies ahead
As part of our first birthday celebrations, Matt Walton, our Head of Product, looks back at our first 12 months of courses and discusses what lies ahead for FutureLearn. A …
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FutureLearn named Startup of the Year
Last night, FutureLearn won the ‘Startup of the Year’ category at the British Interactive Media Association Awards, recognising our rapid growth and innovative approach. The BIMAs have been celebrating the …
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Back to school with a bang: over 100,000 people join FutureLearn courses that start today
With over 100,000 people joining FutureLearn courses that start today, Howard Bell, Chief Business Officer, celebrates our busiest day ever and looks ahead to an exciting ‘new term’. Over 100,000 …
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What’s the story about completion rates?
FutureLearn CEO, Simon Nelson, tackles the frequently asked question about how we compare to other online learning platforms. If ever there was a tricky area in the delivery of online …
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FutureLearn runs the British 10k!
Yesterday, a team of brave runners from FutureLearn took part in the British 10k race in central London. For a few of them, this was the first time running a race …
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Updated numbers from our platform
CEO Simon Nelson shares an update on how people are using FutureLearn, based on the first 21 courses to run on the social learning platform in 2014. In February we …
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Measuring our first eight courses
CEO Simon Nelson shares some insights on FutureLearn’s approach to online learning, based on data from the first eight courses to run on the social education platform. When we …
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FutureLearn is one year old!
As FutureLearn celebrates its first birthday, Head of Strategy and Insight, Kathryn Skelton talks about her experience as one of the first to join the team. Believe it or not …
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The first week’s stats
Head of product Matt Walton takes a look at some of the numbers we’ve been seeing from week one of The Secret Power of Brands. Last week FutureLearn began running …
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FutureLearn.com attracts visits from across the globe
Only one week after going live in beta and FutureLearn.com has already reached learners from all corners of the world. The top ten countries – by visitor numbers – have been the …
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FutureLearn.com attracts visits from across the globe
Only one week after going live in beta and FutureLearn.com has already reached learners from all corners of the world. The top ten countries – by visitor numbers – have …
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FutureLearn goes live
FutureLearn’s CEO, Simon Nelson talks about the FutureLearn journey so far, as well as the company’s next steps. In a meeting with Martin Bean, Vice Chancellor of The Open …
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Learnings from our Alpha Trial
Following our Alpha trial, Scrum Master Simon Pearson explains how the feedback from our first users will help the product team to refine the FutureLearn platform. July 28 – Aug …
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FutureLearn receives a high level of interest from Greece
Mark Lester, Head of Higher Education Partnerships, talks about the comparatively high interest of Greek Learners in FutureLearn and the potential of online Education The opportunity of a UK education …
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