Press Coverage
MOOCs and disruption – An interview with the FutureLearn CEO
We caught up with FutureLearn CEO Simon Nelson to discuss all things digital and find out what drives him forward in his current quest to democratise education.
University of Exeter Business School develops new online course for Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
The University of Exeter Business School has been chosen to develop a pioneering online course sponsored by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Massive open online courses: Welcome to the new wave of distance learnin
Over-hyped, oversubscribed and over here? Or higher education’s inevitable next step? Whatever your opinion, the US-inspired massive open online courses (Moocs) prove the existence of an enormous untapped market for high-quality distance learning and a potentially profitable revenue stream.
FutureLearn Mooc to offer route to accountancy credit
A UK massive open online course will offer students the chance to purchase accreditation that would count towards the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualification.
The US government doesn’t want online courses to be open to Iran, Sudan, and Cuba
The founder of free online learning platform edX, set up by Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has spoken out against the US State department’s decision to block people in Iran, Cuba and Sudan from accessing a new advanced course on aircraft design.
Meet the moons: planetary satellites in pictures
On Monday the Open University launched a free online course introducing the rich diversity of moons in the solar system.
ACCA offers student exemption via online free online learning
The ACCA have opened up their starting point of their syllabus for free, using an online social learning platform to provide content.
ACCA to recognise qualifying Moocs on FutureLearn
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants will recognise certain massive open online courses, the UK-based FutureLearn Mooc platform announced today (8am Thursday) and will grant exemptions to learners who pass the associated examinations.
Cardiff University’s first free online course goes live
The first free online course run by Cardiff University has gone live today. Cardiff is the only Welsh university among more than 20 in the UK to sign up to the idea – which is aimed at widening access to higher education.
My Teacher Is an App
Sarah Montague talks about the classroom of the future, the university of the future and whether the UK should follow America’s lead.