Climate Change and Health as Massive Open Online Courses
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Summary
Describes open online courses on climate change and health for an international audience.
The summary reflects accessible abstracts or partial text. Detailed methods and effect estimates were not all available for assessment.
Scientific notes: 2026-11-11 · Research connections: 12 November 2026Key findings
Key findings
The published abstract reports different completion rates and country profiles; knowledge and skill acquisition motivated participation. The Francophone course attracted participants from lower-income settings.
Study design & setting
Study design and methods
Population, setting or evidence base
Three global climate-health MOOCs, including a Francophone African course. Course analytics and voluntary participant survey. Published abstract: 6,898 MOOC students; 101 online-survey participants.
Methods
Surveys adapted from a learner-retention model, alongside course-platform participation and demographic data.
Limits to interpretation
Limitations
Voluntary low-response survey and self-reported benefits; no causal or long-term learning outcome. The local resubmission draft gives different respondent counts from the published abstract.
Research relevance
Research relevance
Demonstrates reach and design lessons for international climate-health education.
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Research connections
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The publication’s population or review scope is described under Methods. No single CHEERS study site is assigned to this publication.
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