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For those who are unfamiliar, MOOCs<\/a>\u00a0(Massive Online Open Courses)\u00a0\u00a0are often offered\u00a0free by a variety of sources (sometimes for-profit companies, sometimes universities, sometimes a collaboration between the two). Often serving as introductions to key concepts, I have seen students use MOOCs as a way to get a feel for various subjects before deciding on module choices whilst others use MOOCs to satisfy their hunger to learn a broad range of subjects in their own time.<\/p>\n

In 2012, the Open University launched FutureLearn<\/a>, partnering with more than 20 UK and international universities and other institutions such as the British Council, the British Library and the British Museum. Courses on\u00a0FutureLearn cover a vast selection of subjects, from an Introduction to Ecosystems, Introduction to Journalism,\u00a0and the Secret Power of Brands, to Shakespeare\u2019s Hamlet, Inside Cancer and Preparing for University. The University of Bath delivers MOOCs through\u00a0 FutureLearn; for example\u00a0The\u00a0Make an Impact: Sustainability for Professionals <\/a>\u00a0course is starting in January and will run for 6 weeks. In the USA,\u00a0\u00a0MOOC provider, Coursera<\/a>\u00a0offers over 400 courses from top institutions world-wide. Generally MOOCs are \u00a0between 4 and 12 weeks in length and require around 2 hours of study time per week.<\/p>\n

Other MOOC providers include:<\/p>\n