{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"eLearningInside News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com","author_name":"Henry Kronk","author_url":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/author\/henry\/","title":"OU and FutureLearn Seek Funding to Expand Online Course and MOOC Offerings - eLearningInside News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"C1MznFus3r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/ou-and-futurelearn-seek-funding-to-expand-online-course-and-mooc-offerings\/\">OU and FutureLearn Seek Funding to Expand Online Course and MOOC Offerings<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/ou-and-futurelearn-seek-funding-to-expand-online-course-and-mooc-offerings\/embed\/#?secret=C1MznFus3r\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;OU and FutureLearn Seek Funding to Expand Online Course and MOOC Offerings&#8221; &#8212; eLearningInside News\" data-secret=\"C1MznFus3r\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.elearninginside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ou-campus-robert-hook-building.-ou-hopes-to-expand-futurelearn-mooc-platform.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853,"description":"The Open University, currently the U.K.\u2019s largest institution of higher education, is making a play to capture a slice of the online distance learning pie. As reported in the Financial Times, the public university has hired IBIS Capital with the goal of raising \u00a340 million (with an additional \u00a310 million committed by OU) to boost its MOOC platform, FutureLearn."}