FutureLearn: differenze tra le versioni

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==Storia==

FutureLearn fu lanciata nel 2012 con 12 università di [[ranking]] elevato (''"consistently rank at the top end of the…league tables".<ref>{{cite web|last=Parr |first=Chris |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/422182.article |title=Futurelearn picks league table stars for debut line-up &#124; General |publisher=Times Higher Education |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref>'') Il lancio fu descritto come una mossa per reagire (''fight back'') e dare spazio alle istituzioni britanniche per impegnarsi nel [[MOOC]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Claire Shaw |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/dec/20/futurelearn-uk-moocs-martin-bean |title=FutureLearn is UK's chance to 'fight back', says OU vice-chancellor &#124; Higher Education Network &#124; Guardian Professional |publisher=Guardian |date= 20 December 2012|accessdate=4 September 2013 |___location=London}}</ref> L'amministratore di FutureLearn, ''Simon Nelson'', aveva precedentemente lavorato alla [[BBC]].<ref name="Nelson THES" />

Prima del lancio di FutureLearn, solo poche università britanniche avevano corsi online. Due di queste ([[University of Edinburgh]] e [[University of London]]) avevano precedentemente raggiunto accordi per fornire corsi tramite [[Coursera]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Parry first=Marc |url=http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/leading-british-universities-join-new-mooc-venture/41211 |title=Leading British Universities Join New MOOC Venture - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education |publisher=Chronicle.com |date=13 December 2012 |accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Anna Fazackerley |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/dec/03/massive-online-open-courses-universities |title=UK universities are wary of getting on board the mooc train &#124; Education |publisher=The Guardian |date= 3 December 2012|accessdate=4 September 2013 |___location=London}}</ref> mentre [[The Open University]] aveva pubblicato diversi corsi attraverso la sua piattaforma [[OpenLearn]] fin dal [[2006]]. Tuttavia questi servizi erano progettati per lo studio individuale piuttosto che per l'apprendimento collettivo.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Open University launches OpenLearn|url=https://www3.open.ac.uk/media/fullstory.aspx?id=9671|website=The Open University|publisher=The Open University|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>

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