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MOOC’s

Year 12. MOOC’s. M assive O pen O nline C ourses. M assive O pen O nline C ourses. www.futurelearn.com offer a diverse selection of courses from leading universities and cultural institutions from around the world.

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MOOC’s

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  1. Year 12 MOOC’s Massive Open Online Courses

  2. Massive Open Online Courses • www.futurelearn.com • offer a diverse selection of courses from leading universities and cultural institutions from around the world. • These are delivered one step at a time, and are accessible on mobile, tablet and desktop, so you can fit learning around your life.

  3. Massive Open Online Courses • All free! • They can be emphasised in personal statements & references

  4. Courses to suit all

  5. Courses for students and….

  6. Preparing for uni https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/preparing-for-uni

  7. Developing Your Research Project: EPQ

  8. MOOC’s Coming online in November Sustainability & Society (Nottingham) Tackling the Global Food Crisis (Queen’s, Belfast) Further Maths for Engineers (Bristol) British Imperialism (Exeter) Why do we age & is there a limit? (Groningen) The Holocaust (Tel Aviv) Improving Healthcare (Leeds)

  9. Feedback from Students How students have described the experience…. “It has been insightful and taught me new things that I will definitely find useful when I go to university.” “The videos made it much easier to learn.” “Interesting and would recommend this to anyone planning to go to university” “It’s fun and easy to understand and it’s a chance for you to enhance your understanding on a specific topic.” Source: FutureLearn

  10. Feedback from Students How students have described the experience…. “The most enjoyable part of the course was communicating with real lecturers on a close basis.” “I loved the social aspect – there are so many different types of people talking about the course online.” “It definitely made me feel more confident writing my personal statement.” Source: FutureLearn

  11. Student survey Students feel that FutureLearn has genuinely helped them with a number of aspects of their academic life How do you feel that your FutureLearn course helps you? (n=99) ~95% of students believe that FutureLearn has helped them with at least one aspect of their studies Source: FutureLearn student survey July 2014

  12. Massive Open Online Courses What Next? • Visit www.futurelearn.com • Discuss with form tutors • Have a go!

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