Moocs/open educational resources
Government report identifies friction in sector over online courses
UK platform aims to make up for late start via ‘social architecture’
Registration on the UK’s first massive open online course platform has opened following a launch at the British Library.
The UK’s first massive open online course platform will allow students to set their own targets and escape rules set by “The Man”
One of the first Moocs on the FutureLearn platform will be a University of Southampton web science course beginning on November 11, it has emerged
The acronym Mooc has made the Oxford Dictionaries Online – a web-based lexicon of current English by the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary
David Roberts and Blaine Greteman’s guide to a more universal university
The first courses on the UK’s first massive open online course platform Futurelearn will be unveiled in mid-September, it has been announced.
Edinburgh’s principal tells conference that universities can target disadvantaged schoolchildren via the online courses
Technological change is scary but we must adapt to survive, says Kevin Fong
Anant Agarwal, president of edX, tells Chris Parr about online learning, money - and his egg-selling entrepreneurial past
Futurelearn boss says talk of drop outs ‘very annoying’
Massive open online courses could prove a distraction to universities and cost them money, according to a consultancy that advises governments, investors and institutions on higher education issues.
No such thing as higher education sector, PA Consulting poll hears
The International Monetary Fund has announced it will use the edX massive open online course platform to deliver economics courses to government officials and eventually the public.
The UK’s platform for free online university courses has announced its first international members.
UK-based provider is readying itself for launch in the autumn
The US massive open online course platform edX has signed up 15 more universities, more than doubling its number of higher education partners.
A US academic has proposed creating a massive open online course on Coursera that explores the effect of the company’s business model on global higher education.
“It’s Mooc or die”, a university vice-chancellor has said, claiming that institutions must embrace the massive open online course movement and adapt their teaching methods or face a tough future.
Institution’s experiment combining classroom and online education aims to clear gridlocked ‘gateway’ courses
Will Yale’s lure empty out the sixth forms?
Open online courses’ cohort much less massive at finish line
One of the largest US massive open online course providers has announced a deal with publishers that will allow students free access to relevant excerpts from text books for the duration of their studies.
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Four more universities have announced plans to offer massive open online courses via the UK-based Futurelearn platform, taking the total number of higher education institutions involved to 21.
The first pan-European massive open online course initiative has been launched by the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities.
Instructors and students discuss their experiences of the University of Edinburgh’s debut courses on Coursera
Survey reveals online revolution is news to large proportion of European universities
Former president says online courses could drive down costs
Forum hears doubts about uncollaborative and ‘imperialist’ initiatives
Many students will “defend to the death” the need for traditional campus-based lectures, and will only delve into the world of free online educational resources if instructed to by their teachers, a conference has heard.
Austerity a greater threat than Moocs and private providers, writes John Morgan
Simon Nelson brings BBC experience to the launch of the UK’s first course platform. Chris Parr reports
Founder of free online university confident despite Mooc competition
State should fund the individual, not the provision, Sir Michael Barber argues
Two of the leading US massive open online course providers have each almost doubled the number of universities offering courses on their online platforms.
David Cameron has welcomed news that five more universities have signed up to offer courses on Futurelearn, the UK’s massive open online course provider.
Massive open online courses’ lack of study support, for-profit aims may not be ethical, Online and Open-Access Learning in Higher Education conference hears
Five massive open online courses, or Moocs, have been recommended for credit by the American Council on Education, meaning students who complete the courses could potentially use their experience as currency towards a college degree.
‘Web star’ predicts bonfire of the inanities in US sector
More than 300,000 people have signed up to the University of Edinburgh’s free massive open online courses (Moocs) since they were first announced in July 2012, it has been revealed.
Universities face a serious threat from free online degree courses, the vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge has warned.
Online study certificates go on sale, but Coursera’s Andrew Ng tells Chris Parr they won’t match traditional degrees
Edinburgh’s chief information officer offers advice for Futurelearn platform. Chris Parr reports
Traditional values for OU-led Mooc platform that aims to rival US providers. Chris Parr reports
OERs are touted as the answer to all manner of global ills, but much work is needed before they fulfil the promise, writes Jeremy Knox
E-learning allows universities to reach more people, to improve their teaching and, potentially, to keep costs down. It also offers a way forward for the Western academy, argues John Hennessy
