Thursday, 30 January 2014

Open Online Course: Marine Megafauna:an introduction to Marine Science and Conservation

Who Doesn't Like Penguins? Introducing the PLOS ONE Marine Megafauna Collection - PLOS Blogs Network

 Marine ecologist David W. Johnston introduces a new Duke University MOOC
(Massive Open Online Course) on charismatic marine megafauna, including
such popular species as penguins, dolphins and sea turtles. Offered on
the Coursera platform beginning Feb 3, Marine Megafauna: An Introduction to Marine Science and Conservation is
the first MOOC to employ a curriculum focused on the use of PLOS ONE
Open Access research, including original articles, along with field data
and multimedia.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Research evaluation should be pragmatic, not a choice between peer review and metrics

Responding to the growing momentum of movements, such as DORA and CoARA, Giovanni Abramo argues for a more nuanced balance between the use o...