How to MOOC? A Guide to Creating Massive Open Online Courses
How can you design and develop an engaging and effective Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)?
Author: Alhelí Zanella Editor: Katleen De Flander Year: 2025

How to MOOC? A Guide to Creating Massive Open Online Courses is a practical guide that supports educators, researchers, and organisations in designing, developing, and launching their own online courses.
Developed by the Global Center of Spatial Methods for Urban Sustainability (SMUS), the guide builds on experiences and lessons learned from the development of 15 MOOCs focused on sustainable cities and communities.
It provides step-by-step guidance, practical tools, roadmaps, examples, and recommendations to help navigate the different stages of online course development. Although based on experiences in urban studies, its approaches and resources can be applied to a wide range of topics and learning contexts.
Whether you are developing your first MOOC or looking to improve existing online learning experiences, this guide offers practical insights to support the creation of
accessible and engaging courses.



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