Building a Successful Massive Open Online Course About Multiple Sclerosis: A Process Description.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the course of a year, we developed and tested a 6-week massive open online course (MOOC) on multiple sclerosis (MS) in consultation with the MS community. The course targeted the MS community and interested laypeople and was titled Understanding MS. The primary purpose of the course was to improve MS knowledge, health literacy, and resilience among participants. The final version of the MOOC made available for open enrollment was ranked first among all MOOCs released in 2019 (n>2400) based on participant reviews.

Objective

The aim of this study was to present a detailed description and assessment of the development process of the Understanding MS MOOC.

Methods

The development process included a course development focus group; the creation of more than

SUBMITTER: Claflin SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424472 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature