28.2.2017: Aufgegriffen

New free online course: «Biodiversity and Global Change: Science & Action»




Owen Petchey, Susanne Schulmeister

A new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) "Biodiversity and Global Change: Science & Action“ offers 42 short video lectures about biodiversity, biodiversity science, global change including climate change, and conservation, and are taught by 24 scientists of the University of Zurich. The course is produced by the University of Zurich, Switzerland, and offered by Coursera.


Prof. Owen Petchey and Dr. Susanne Schulmeister have created the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) "Biodiversity and Global Change: Science & Action“. Watching the videos and doing the assessments is free. During eight weeks, the MOOC offers an introduction to the most important questions regarding biological diversity of our planet:
- What is biodiversity and how did it evolve?
- What value and importance does species diversity have for ecosystems and human beings?
- What threats is biodiversity facing and what can we do for its protection?
One aim of the MOOC is to provide the participants with the knowledge and inspiration to become Biodiversity Ambassadors – people who speak up for biodiversity and help to protect it.
The official launch of the MOOC is February 27, 2017. The course will be offered again with start on Mai 1, Mai 29, June 26, July 24 and August 21. It takes about 1-2 hours per week to watch the videos and to do the assessments and assignments. All videos and course materials are in English. Videos have subtitles in English and can be viewed at slower (or faster) speed if desired.

You can find more information and sign up for the course on the Coursera website: first register for Coursera, then enroll for the course.


Keywords:
MOOC; Course; education; Biodiversity


https://www.coursera.org/learn/biodiversity/

Kontaktadresse:
Prof. Dr Owen Petchey
Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich

owen.petchey@ieu.uzh.ch
Tel: +41 (0)44 635 4770


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