Online courses to use social media | MOOCs, SPOCs and next generation Open Access Learning | Scoop.it

THE first British-led "massive open online course" venture, known as FutureLearn, plans to use social media features, says chief executive Simon Nelson.

 

The idea is to make the experience more social by adopting social media "likes" and "follows" within a MOOC learning environment. There will also be student peer reviews and badges awarded for useful posts.

 

"We want to really take advantage of the social potential and make it not such a solitary experience," Mr Nelson told the HES.

 


Via Peter Mellow