WELCOME TO FUTURELEARN (MOOC) DISCUSSION FORUM

ABOUT FUTURELEARN

FutureLearn is a digital education platform founded in December 2012. The company is wholly owned by The Open University in Milton Keynes, England. It is a massive open online course (MOOC) learning platform, and as of January 2017 included 109 UK and international partners, including non-university partners. 

FutureLearn was launched with 12 university partners, seeking those who "consistently rank at the top end of the…league tables".The 12 founding partners are: The Open University, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, Cardiff University, University of East Anglia, University of Exeter, King's College London, Lancaster University, University of Leeds, University of Southampton, St Andrews University, and University of Warwick.

According to Financial Times, FutureLearn was the first platform to enable students earn credits towards a degree from a top UK university from their tablets and smartphones, 2016.