About IIIEE MOOCs
MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCS)
We have developed nine Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) - open for anyone who is interested in learning more about a give subject. Read more below and see the trailers and sample lecture videos.
Dispelling Myths about Sustainable Consumption
How can we make consumption sustainable — and what if many of the ideas we rely on are actually myths?
1.5° Lifestyles: Mainstreaming Everyday Sustainability
How can we transition to 1.5° lifestyles - living sustainably: being healthy and happy while living within planetary boundaries and carbon budgets?
Cities, Climate and Change: Pathways and Opportunities
How can cities re-imagining the future and re-designing the present help achieve transformative change?
Urban Climate Governance: Towards 1.5° Celsius Alignment
How can cities work to better align with the 1.5°C goal?
Cities and Consumption: Urban Sustainability and the Sharing Economy
How can we govern the sharing economy in our cities?
Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovations
How can we work with nature to design and build our cities?
Circular Economy: Sustainable Materials Management
How can we create a circular economy through sustainable materials management?
Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities
How can we shape our urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures?
Greening the Economy: Lessons from Scandinavia
How can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people?
MOOCs in brief
MOOCs are short for Massive Open Online Courses and are a form of online courses. They are special in that they open to anyone and affordable to most. A majority of MOOCs is produced by university but not only, as businesses and state organisations are starting to develop their courses too. MOOCs do not give university credits or degrees but help participants building skills and familiarity and provide diplomas to exhibit these.
MOOCs emerged in early 2000 when American universities including Stanford, Harvard and MIT developed the first courses. In 2014, Lund University launched the first three MOOCs. By doing so, we were frontrunners in Sweden.
About the IIIEE MOOCs
- Total visitors since launch: > 1 040 000
- Total enrolled learners since launch: > 250 000
- Total learners who started the courses since launch: > 140 000
- Total learners who have completed the courses since launch: > 30 500
(Last updated: 7 January 2026)
A typical IIIEE MOOC is sized as a 5 week part-time course (3-7 hours a week). The courses are offered asynchronously and year-round.
Learners can access and complete lectures, readings, homework and other learning materials at any time.
Contact
If your inquiry regards MOOC-related topics, please send an email to charlotte.leire@iiiee.lu.se