Designed to appeal to a broad range of learners, from people managers to aspiring journalists, and keen astronomers to home chemistry enthusiasts, the new courses will explore a range of topical issues and subject areas, while also providing practical knowledge for students and working professionals.
The free, web-based courses represent a range of specialisms from FutureLearn’s world-leading university partners, and cover areas such as Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), Humanities, Arts and Society, and Business and Management.
Together with previously released titles, this new set brings the number of courses currently available on FutureLearn to 44, with more new MOOCs lined up to appear throughout the year.
The new titles are all scheduled to begin in March, April and May this year, and are open now for learners to sign up for on futurelearn.com.
In the area of STEM, the following courses are available:
- Moons, from The Open University. This coursewill explore the many moons of our Solar System and question what makes them special, and whether should we send humans to our moon again. (Begins on 17th March)
- Medicines adherence: supporting patients with their treatment, from King’s College London. This course for healthcare professionals explores the challenges of non-adherence in long-termillnesses and demonstrates strategies for engaging patients in self-management of medication. (Begins on 7th April)
- Getting a grip on mathematical symbolism, from Loughborough University. This coursewill teach aspiring engineers and scientists to think mathematically and explore essential concepts. (Begins on 28th April)
- Kitchen chemistry, from the University of East Anglia. This coursewill show you how to use your kitchen as a laboratory to learn about chemistry using everyday chemicals. (Begins on 14th April)
- Good brain, bad brain: drug origins, from the University of Birmingham. This course will explore our past, present and future understanding of drugs, where they come from, and how they work. (Begins on 28th April)
The FutureLearn course experience centres on social interaction, whereby people learn actively by engaging in conversations around the learning material. The website has also been designed to work on smartphones and tablets, as well as desktop computers, so that learners can enjoy the same high quality user experience, regardless of their screen size.