Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study
BackgroundMassive open online course (MOOC) research is an emerging field; to date, most research in this area has focused on participant engagement. ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to evaluate both participant engagement and measures of satisfaction, appropriat...
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BackgroundMassive open online course (MOOC) research is an emerging field; to date, most research in this area has focused on participant engagement.
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to evaluate both participant engagement and measures of satisfaction, appropriateness, and burden for a MOOC entitled Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) among a cohort of 3518 international course participants.
MethodsWe assessed the association of key outcomes with participant education level, MS status, caregiver status, sex, and age using summary statistics, and 2-tailed t tests, and chi-square tests.
ResultsOf the 3518 study participants, 928 (26.37%) were people living with MS. Among the 2590 participants not living with MS, 862 (33.28%) identified as formal or informal caregivers. Our key findings were as follows: the course completion rate among study participants was 67.17% (2363/3518); the course was well received, with 96.97% (1502/1549) of participants satisfied, with an appropriate pitch and low burden (a mean of 2.2 hours engagement per week); people living with MS were less likely than those not living with MS to complete the course; and people with a recent diagnosis of MS, caregivers, and participants without a university education were more likely to apply the material by course completion.
ConclusionsThe Understanding MS MOOC is fit for purpose; it presents information in a way that is readily understood by course participants and is applicable in their lives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11ae0d4fedb3441c90b0d88ac27a61aa2023-08-28T19:57:41ZengJMIR PublicationsJournal of Medical Internet Research1438-88712021-12-012312e2168110.2196/21681Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort StudySuzi B Claflinhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6545-946XJulie A Campbellhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1820-6758Kathleen Dohertyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0122-0123Maree Farrowhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-9426Barnabas Bessinghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0490-689XBruce V Taylorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2807-0070 BackgroundMassive open online course (MOOC) research is an emerging field; to date, most research in this area has focused on participant engagement. ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to evaluate both participant engagement and measures of satisfaction, appropriateness, and burden for a MOOC entitled Understanding Multiple Sclerosis (MS) among a cohort of 3518 international course participants. MethodsWe assessed the association of key outcomes with participant education level, MS status, caregiver status, sex, and age using summary statistics, and 2-tailed t tests, and chi-square tests. ResultsOf the 3518 study participants, 928 (26.37%) were people living with MS. Among the 2590 participants not living with MS, 862 (33.28%) identified as formal or informal caregivers. Our key findings were as follows: the course completion rate among study participants was 67.17% (2363/3518); the course was well received, with 96.97% (1502/1549) of participants satisfied, with an appropriate pitch and low burden (a mean of 2.2 hours engagement per week); people living with MS were less likely than those not living with MS to complete the course; and people with a recent diagnosis of MS, caregivers, and participants without a university education were more likely to apply the material by course completion. ConclusionsThe Understanding MS MOOC is fit for purpose; it presents information in a way that is readily understood by course participants and is applicable in their lives.https://www.jmir.org/2021/12/e21681 |
| spellingShingle | Suzi B Claflin Julie A Campbell Kathleen Doherty Maree Farrow Barnabas Bessing Bruce V Taylor Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study Journal of Medical Internet Research |
| title | Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study |
| title_full | Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study |
| title_short | Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study |
| title_sort | evaluating course completion appropriateness and burden in the understanding multiple sclerosis massive open online course cohort study |
| url | https://www.jmir.org/2021/12/e21681 |
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