Overview

Background

The MOOC will cement the University’s position to stay ahead as a leading centre of excellence in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) by accelerating the internationalision of the strong teaching and research undertaken in the Schools of Engineering and Geosciences.

The world’s first MOOC in CCS will complement the existing offering in the field of renewable energy by targeting a global audience of non-specialists with an interest in energy and climate change mitigation, in particular in the USA, China, Mexico, Canada, Norway and Australia where the first industrial plants are located. Because of the association of CCS with fossil fuels, there is a need for public outreach and knowledge dissemination with evidence-based material to depoliticise and take unnecessary controversy out of the energy debate and the role of CCS.

Scope

To deliver a high quality MOOC on time and without exceeding the approved funding allocation. 

Objectives

1. Understanding the role of Carbon Capture and Storage in the context of Climate Change, Energy Systems and access to Fossil Fuels

2. Understanding the landscape for CCS after the landmark Paris Agreement at COP21 in Nov 2015

3. Basic knowledge about how Carbon Capture technologies work

4. Basic knowledge about how

5. Geological CO2 storage work

6. Future outlook Anthropogenic carbon sink to remove CO2 from the atmosphere

Deliverables

1.Filming with the Academic Team

2. Teaching Assistants hired 

3. A 5 Week MOOC designed

Benefits

The MOOC will cement the University’s position to stay ahead as a leading centre of excellence in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) by accelerating the internationalision of the strong teaching and research undertaken in the Schools of Engineering and Geosciences

Success Criteria

Over 5000 Registrations to the MOOC