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UK MOOC platform FutureLearn and The British Council have partnered for a fourth time to give free access to online courses from UK higher education institutions to people in non-OECD countries. The initiative, part of the Study UK program, gives people in eligible countries access to 325 massive open online courses (MOOCs) from 35 UK universities, plus the chance to earn one of up to 50,000 free digital upgrades. The ‘Study UK: Learn online with a UK university’ campaign on FutureLearn...

By Carolyn McIntyre, Founder of MoocLab What On Earth Is A MOOC-Based Degree Path? - I saw this article by Derek Newton on Forbes.com and couldn't overlook some of the inaccuracies and biases, so I had some fun with it. I hope you will too. Click here to read the original article. (You'll find my comments below in red). To put it into context, Derek is writing about MoocLab's recently launched MOOC-Based Degree Paths - learning paths using MOOCs to replicate a traditional bachelor's...

EdTechX Challenge — Online Student Competition ($25,000+ in prizes available) MoocLab is pleased to support the EdTechX Global Innovation Challenge for Students - a virtual student competition to source the best ideas that can transform the future of learning and work worldwide. The EdTechX Challenge is a global competition that invites students to identify key problems in education & learning and submit proposals to help address them. Submissions can span across a broad range— from...