Moocs, And The Man Leading The UK’s Charge
Simon Nelson was shown an image of a Highland cow, known as a kyloe in Gaelic, twenty months ago as part of the Open University's secret project, which many believe has the potential to revolutionize higher education around the world. Nelson, who previously worked for the BBC and helped launch iPlayer, now heads FutureLearn, a company that has attracted 450,000 learners from 40 top universities,...