Open AccessRaising awareness about food security using a massive open online course
Author(s) -
Stevens Carly J.,
Whittle Rebecca,
Davies William J.,
Taylor Jane E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plants, people, planet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2572-2611
DOI - 10.1002/ppp3.10069
Subject(s) - raising (metalworking) , food security , public relations , political science , online learning , online course , statement (logic) , internet privacy , business , engineering ethics , computer science , engineering , agriculture , world wide web , psychology , ecology , mathematics education , mechanical engineering , biology , law
Societal Impact Statement Addressing global food security is one of the greatest challenges facing humankind, but finding ways to discuss this complex topic can be difficult. Solutions to this challenge will require interaction between a range of actors, including academics from varying disciplines, policy makers, NGOs, industry, farmers, and members of society. To help address the need for increased societal understanding of food security, we organized an 8‐week massive open online course (MOOC) on the e‐learning platform FutureLearn. We show that online courses have the potential to broaden and facilitate conversations to help develop new forms of understanding of food security.