Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) are independent, freely accessible teaching units on selected research topics of the WSL. They are exclusively available via the Internet and consist of instructional videos, interviews, forums, exercises and tests. They offer regular exchanges with experts in the field. Experience has shown that thousands of interested people worldwide take part.

WSL offers the following MOOCs:

Sustainability in European agriculture

Learn how agriculture in Europe has changed and what options we have for a sustainable future.

Landscape Ecology

The first MOOC on Landscape Ecology. Learn theory, methods and tools to understand landscapes and to solve landscape-related environmental problems.

DNA-Analysen im Labor. Bild: Martina Peter, WSL

Environmental DNA

The first MOOC on eDNA analysis for biodiversity monitoring and conservation. Learn how to detect, identify and monitor species in a non-invasive way.

The Frozen Frontier: Monitoring the Greenland Ice Sheet from Space

Learn from Konrad Steffen how the Greenland ice sheet is monitored from space and the ground, to understand our past, present and future climate.