A connected embedded system is a complex system that integrates hardware and software elements and has real‐time interactions with its environment. Developing such a system requires having a systemic approach, based on systems thinking and systems engineering (SE). Systems thinking demonstrates the need of adopting an interdisciplinary approach (not only technology focused but also considering societal or regulatory commitments), that is essential to explore the whole embedded systems field. SE enables learners acquiring a method which provides the means to set up a consistent design and management plan that fully integrates a product development. This paper describes how a MOOC has been designed and produced to promote the use of a systemic approach when developing connected embedded systems. The MOOC uses different case studies in order to progressively develop system thinker's skills for identifying and solving a variety of problems raised during the design of a connected embedded system. Launched in 2016, it attracted more than 10.800 learners in less than 2 years. What led to such a success is certainly because the team that created the MOOC experienced a collaborative and integrative approach, namely a systemic approach, that also revealed its benefits in this educative project.

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关于采用系统方法设计连接的嵌入式系统：MOOC促进系统思想和系统工程

连接的嵌入式系统是一个复杂的系统，它集成了硬件和软件元素，并与其环境进行实时交互。开发这样的系统需要基于系统思考和系统工程（SE）的系统方法。系统思考表明需要采用跨学科方法（不仅要关注技术，还要考虑社会或法规承诺），这对于探索整个嵌入式系统领域至关重要。SE使学习者获得一种方法，该方法提供了建立一致的设计和管理计划的方法，该计划将产品开发完全集成在一起。本文介绍了如何设计和生产MOOC，以在开发连接的嵌入式系统时促进系统方法的使用。MOOC使用不同的案例研究，以逐步发展系统思想者的技能，以识别和解决在连接的嵌入式系统设计过程中提出的各种问题。它于2016年启动，在不到两年的时间内吸引了超过10.800名学习者。取得如此成功的原因当然是因为创建MOOC的团队经历了协作和整合的方法，即系统的方法，也显示了其在该教育项目中的好处。