Academics are invited to attend two sessions on how to run successful MOOCs or massive open聽online courses.
If you are looking for good practice in delivering online materials, please register to join us at or at
In 2014-2015, the University ran the popular 鈥樷�櫬�via FutureLearn.
The 4 week MOOC聽was developed by staff in the internationally leading Centre for Maritime Archaeology and attracted over 10,000 learners.
The June training sessions will be run by the MOOC academic team who will聽share their experiences of delivering聽the Shipwreck聽course. It will be聽followed by roundtable demonstrations of pedagogies, Open Educational Resources, tools used and opportunities for finding practical applications in teaching
What is a MOOC?
A massive open online course (MOOC) is a free study programme designed to be studied online by large numbers of students.
In addition to the usual course materials such as video lectures, reading material, coursework and tests, MOOCs provide forums that help students and tutors build an online community
Further聽information about聽MOOCs can be found on the