You may not have heard of MOOC before, but it stands for “Massive Open Online Course.” Universities across the country are offering this free opportunity for anyone to learn from higher education.

At Penn State University you can go to the website and find what is being offered, as well as, register for MOOC classes.

On January 6 an eight week course entitled “Energy, the Environment, and Our Future” begins. The course is being taught by internationally-acclaimed researcher and award-winning Professor Richard Alley. Dr. Alley is the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at Penn State University.

To take this course, all you need is an Internet connection and the time to watch lectures, read course content, complete lab assignments, and discuss some assignments with your peers. Students who successfully complete the class will receive a statement of accomplishment signed by the instructor.

Again this is a free course and your opportunity to interact with a leading expert, and other students from across the world, about energy, the environment, and our future.

(Written By: Jim Clark, Extension Educator, Water Resources, Renewable Natural Resources, Penn State Extension, McKean County, and reprinted from Penn State Extension’s Watershed Winds newsletter.)

12/30/2013