Alison launches Solar Energy - Solar Technology and Its Use Worldwide

The world today is facing an energy crisis. A solution to save our planet must be found. Renewable Energy is an important part of the solution and more particularly, so is solar energy.

The new free online course from Alison Solar Energy - Solar Technology and Its Use Worldwide provides an introduction to solar technology, the consequences of using fossil fuels and how to encourage the use of solar power.

Commenting on the successful publication of this Solar Energy course, Alison CEO Mike Feerick said, "In today’s world, being aware of innovative ideas towards energy sustainability, and the technology available is very important to our survival. Alison is interested in sharing knowledge to empower all. This free online course on Solar Energy - Solar Technology and Its Use Worldwide is part of the Alison philosophy - to empower through education.”

You can see the free course here: Solar Energy - Solar Technology and Its Use Worldwide

About Alison

Alison is one of the world’s largest free online learning platforms for workplace skills. Widely recognised as the world’s first MOOC, Alison is a for-profit social enterprise with a goal to drive the cost of all education and skills training to zero. Headquartered in Galway, Ireland, Alison was founded by CEO Mike Feerick, social entrepreneur, Ashoka fellow (2010). Awards include UNESCO (2011), the World Innovation Summit for Education Award (2013-Qatar Foundation). Alison provides over 800 free courses on a broad range of subjects including project management, IT skills, learning languages and business management skills. Alison’s free learning ecology includes free learning, certification, learning management systems and publishing. Alison’s ambition is to register over 100 million learners by 2020. Alison continues to lead the free learning movement it first pioneered, revolutionising how people learn across the world.