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British digital education platform
FutureLearn is a British digital education platform founded in December 2012. The company was acquired by Global University Systems in December 2022 and previously jointly owned by The Open University and SEEK Ltd. It is a massive open online course (MOOC), microcredential and degree learning platform. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: FutureLearnA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: OLIY TA’LIM JARAYONIDA “FUTURELEARN” PLATFORMASIDAN FOYDALANISHNING PEDAGOGIK IMKONIYATLARIInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: World Water '89: Managing the Future-Learning from the PastThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Investigating variation in learning processes in a FutureLearn MOOCCited 54 times
- Go sideways: Massive open online courseA closely related topic
- Go sideways: EdXA closely related topic
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Investigating variation in learning processes in a FutureLearn MOOC
The use of MOOCs in social enterprise education: an evaluation of a North–South collaborative FutureLearn program
Deep Learning for Discussion-Based Cross-Domain Performance Prediction of MOOC Learners Grouped by Language on FutureLearn
Designing a Rubric to Measure Elements of Transformative Learning in Online Learning: A Case Study of a FutureLearn MOOC
SWOT analysis of the use of Coursera, edX, and Futurelearn platforms in the education of physical education teachers
Toward the development of a dynamic dashboard for FutureLearn MOOCs
Rapid re-design of a postgraduate taught module for asynchronous delivery on the FutureLearn platform
English for Academic Study: An Open Access Academic English Course. Review of a FutureLearn Course
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕World Water '89: Managing the Future-Learning from the PastInstitution Of Civil Engineers · 1990
- 📕Crowdsourced Guide to LearningFutureLearn · 2015
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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