Fostering Local-to-Global Courses through MOOCs

From their outset, MOOCs have been envisioned as engines of change. Whereas early conceptions of MOOCs centered around providing universal access to high quality education, our goal is for MOOCs to be key actors or springboards in spurring local sustainability practices.

Guests today include are Marianne Krasny, Professor of Natural Resources at Cornell University, Gail Woon, Founder of EARTHCARE in the Bahamas, Zahra Golshani, research associate at the Institute for Health and Environment University in Albany, USA, and Michael Schrenk the division manager: Environment, Wild Serve NPC in Gauteng, South Africa.