The British Museum has become the first museum to join FutureLearn, the free online platform for courses.
The site brings together UK universities and organisations such as the British Library and British Council to provide free online courses.
FutureLearn has 24 partners and its first courses will be available this year.
Chief executive Simon Nelson said: “We are committed to removing the barriers to education by making learning more accessible, inspiring and useful to people, no matter what stage of life they are at.
“These partnerships will enable us to open up access to the best academics from world-class universities and cultural institutions, and deliver new forms of social learning on a large scale.”
The site brings together UK universities and organisations such as the British Library and British Council to provide free online courses.
FutureLearn has 24 partners and its first courses will be available this year.
Chief executive Simon Nelson said: “We are committed to removing the barriers to education by making learning more accessible, inspiring and useful to people, no matter what stage of life they are at.
“These partnerships will enable us to open up access to the best academics from world-class universities and cultural institutions, and deliver new forms of social learning on a large scale.”