D8.3 MOOC creation

Deliverable n. D8.3. MOOC crea)on Responsible: Irma Terracciano (CRA/CREA) D8.3: MOOC crea)on – a MOOC will be launched and be maintained throughout the project. Its structure will allow the applica)on of part of it a=er the project end, too (M9). MOOC (MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE) is available at the link hMps://sites.google.com/view/prosmallagrimedproject in English, Arabic, Spanish and French. MOOC was created by CREA with the contribu)on of lessons, insights and videos prepared by the partners of the ProSmallAgriMed project based on their skills and ac)vi)es in the project with the aim of broadening knowledge on the project's themes and making it accessible to a wide audience of users. It was created during the project and will remain open and available online even a=er the project. The structure of the MOOC is reported below in the text: 1) MOOC structure consists of 10 lessons organized in IV sessions: - I) Crop management - II) Soil management - III) Industrial, conservaCon and transformaCon aspects - IV) Socio-economics aspects Each lesson includes a main text, in-depth texts, images and videos • Session I - Crop management • Lesson 1 - Agro-Ecosystem func)oning in drylands, with special emphasis to cactus pear (Saia/Terracciano/AngeleW) • Lesson 2 - Crop management under arid areas to increase the poten)al, aMainable and actual yields (Liguori/Labidi) • Lesson 3 - Intercropping of perennials with annual crops (AngeleW/Terracciano/Saia) • Lesson 4 - Other agronomic aspects (Terracciano/AngeleW/Saia/RigheW) • Session II - Soil management • Lesson 5 - Soil management under arid areas to increase water availability (AngeleW/Terracciano/Saia) • Lesson 6 - Soil inocula)on with symbio)c microbes (Lingua/Massa/Campana) • Session III - Industrial, ConservaCon and TransformaCon aspects • Lesson 7 - Industrial and farm-scaled produc)on of mycorrhizal inocula (Gianinazzi/Messaudi) • Lesson 8 - Bioac)ve molecules from fruits and cladodes and their uses (Achir/Bouzoumita) • Lesson 9 – Postharvest fruit management (Liguori) • Session IV – Socio-economic aspects • Lesson 10 - Socio-economic aspects of the cactus pear for fruit and biomass produc)on (Fort/Slot)