Wageningen, The Netherlands
December 16, 2014
Wageningen University is a proud member of edX (online classes platform) and has joined them in their goal to provide everyone with access to education, to enhance teaching and learning both on campus and online and to advance teaching and learning through research. Our first open and online courses are now available on edX.org. The courses can be joined free of charge and certificates can be pursued after the payment of a small tuition fee.
MOOCs Wageningen University
Our MOOCs and online courses on edX will train (future) professionals in sustainable food systems and reach out to consumers to help them make informed choices about what they eat, how it is produced and the impact that their choices have on the environment and society.
The first MOOCs of Wageningen University will start on edX in January 2015.
Growing our future food: Crops
This course deals with the question of feeding the world without exhausting natural resources and helps individuals to understand the basics of crop production and explore the opportunities.
Introduction to Nutrition - Food for Health
This course teaches individuals the fundamentals of nutrition and how it can affect human health under the slogan “You are what you eat”.
Our MOOC Portfolio
Next to our edX porfolio we collaborate with our partners in open and online courses.
For example, for the MOOC “Solution and Innovation Skill”, Wageningen University has joined forces with, among others, Zeppeling University (Germany), Harvard Business School and the University of Luxembourg under the guidance of Leuphana University.
Find out more about WageningenX on edX
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