Creating a 'choose your topic' massive open online course: an innovative and flexible approach to delivering injury prevention education. Issue 1 (1st January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ibrahim, Nadine I.; Bohm, Lauren; Roche, Jessica S.; Stoddard, Sarah A.; Quintana, Rebecca M.; Vetter, Jennifer; Bennett, Jeffrey; Costello, Beth; Carter, Patrick M.; Cunningham, Rebecca; Hashikawa, Andrew N.
• Is Part Of: Medical education online. Volume 26:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-01-01
• Subjects: Pediatric injury prevention -- medical education -- anticipatory guidance -- Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) -- Small Private Online Course (SPOC); Medical education -- Periodicals; Education, Medical -- Periodicals; 610.71
• DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2021.1955646
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1087-2981

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Background: A pediatric injury prevention course has not been available as a massive open online course (MOOC). Creating a comprehensive topic course is particularly challenging because the traditional, week-by-week linear curriculum design is often a barrier to learners interested in only specific topics. We created a novel, flexible course as both a 'choose your topic' MOOC for the public learner and a Small Private Online Course (SPOC) for medical students. Methods: We describe creating ' Injury Prevention for Children and Teens ', a course of 59 video learning segments within eight modules taught by a multidisciplinary panel of 25 nationally-recognized experts. Completion tracking and course evaluations were collected. Results: In 2.5 years, 4, 822 learners from 148 countries have enrolled. Two-thirds of learners were female. Median age of learners was 31 years. For engagement, 19.3% (n = 932) of learners attempted quizzes, and 5.2% (n = 252) participated in online forum discussions. Medical professionals (n = 162) claimed an average of 13 credit hours per learner. Over 200 senior medical students have taken the SPOC. Conclusion: ' Injury Prevention for Children and Teens ' is a novel approach to injury prevention education that is broad, science-based, accessible, and not cost-prohibitive for a diverse group of global learners.