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Massive Open Online Courses - Threat Or Opportunity?

David Grossman | BBC News | July 1, 2013

Can online courses with large-scale interactive participation and open access via the web replace face-to-face teaching in a traditional university setting? Newsnight's David Grossman examines the rise of massive open online courses (Moocs). Read More »

Top Chinese Universities Join FutureLearn To Provide Free Online Courses

Press Release | FutureLearn | June 17, 2014

FutureLearn, the UK-based social learning platform owned by The Open University, has announced it is to partner with its first Chinese universities. At a signing ceremony in London attended by the leaders of each country, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Fudan University joined the list of FutureLearn partners to create high quality educational experiences for learners in China, and across the world, through free online courses.

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