'Obesity: causes and consequences' - Reading launches free online course
Release Date 07 April 2014
Obesity is a global epidemic. As the world gets fatter, we begin to see its impact across many aspects of day-to-day life.
The University of Reading is launching a free online course to explore the impact cheap, high-calorie fast food, sedentary lifestyles and changing modes of transport is having on modern life.
Obesity: causes and consequences will go live on 9 June - and participants can sign up online now.
It is Reading's fourth MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) announced by FutureLearn, the online learning platform set up by the Open University.
The four-week course is aimed at anyone with an interest in understanding obesity and health, but will also be of benefit to healthcare professionals. The University also offers a five-day Certificate in Obesity Management for healthcare professionals.
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The University's first MOOC, Begin programming attracted over 45,000 participants, 18,853 signed up for A beginners' guide to writing in English, and over 5,000 people have registered for Managing people which begins in May.
FutureLearn is the first UK-led multi-institutional provider of free, open, online higher education courses. It will offer courses for people to access and enjoy wherever they are in the world on multiple devices. Courses are being offered by over 20 of the best UK and international universities, as well as institutions with a huge archive of cultural and educational material, including the British Council, the British Library, and the British Museum.