Flirting with FutureLearn: early dalliances for libraries and MOOCsNicky Whitsed

What are MOOCs?

What are MOOCs?

Platform examples

CourseraEdxEdraakMITxOERuUdacity

Yale Open CoursesLuxveraMIRIADAxIversityEwantUniMOOC

FutureLearn

Quality higher education, open to all, that combines learning through doing and social interactions with world-class storytelling from renowned institutions. It can be accessed any time and anywhere; it aggregates the best online learning materials; it uses the presence of a massive number of learners and the data they produce in innovative ways to improve learning; it challenges and rewards learners and celebrates small steps of progress and the big achievements.

PRODUCT VISION

FutureLearn

FutureLearn

FutureLearn

Statistics

Statistics

Statistics

Statistics

Statistics

Open University MOOCs

‘I've started this it's really good, I'm completely new to astronomy but understand a lot and have found it brilliant so far’ John, Facebook

‘Thank you so much for sharing this link. I had no idea there were so many fantastic courses to take for free.  I will be signing up for quite a few over the year, including Moons’!’

Aimee, Facebook

‘I’ve started this course and I am loving it. It’s fascinating’Yvonne, Facebook

Student feedback – Moons MOOC

Supporting FutureLearn

Content

Digital and information literacy

Library

Further reading

Recommend

Library HUB

Community

Skills

The FutureLearn library

HUB

Contact

Nicky Whitsed

Library ServicesThe Open UniversityWalton HallMilton KeynesMK7 6AAnicky.whitsed@open.ac.uk