ClimateX Kicks Off With Science Monday, October 3, 2016

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a powerful tool for reaching learners at scale. Recognizing they can lack personalization, ClimateX was pitched as a layer on top of edX, the massive open online course provider, through which MIT alumni could impart and receive personalized learning on climate related science, technology, and policy.

ClimateX is an open online experiment, the prototype, for a peer-to-peer platform for climate education and action.

Visit the website: http://climatex.mit.edu

ClimateX aspires to be a place where the MIT community and learners from around the world can connect, share knowledge, network ideas, and develop concrete solutions to climate change. Their values are grounded in the MIT principles of learning by doing and global engagement.

The 8-week pilot started October 3, 2016, with:

·         A series of weekly open webinars, led by MIT grad students and alumni, on a variety of climate action topics: from the latest science and technologies to local action and personal career choices.

·         A simple digital community tool where you can form groups, engage in discussions, and network ideas.  

·         A challenge platform where you can propose, develop and get feedback on real solutions -- local or global -- to specific climate issues.

Visit http://climatex.mit.edu/webinars for a list of upcoming webnars.

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