TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Creating a 'choose your topic' massive open online course: an innovative and flexible approach to delivering injury prevention education
JO  - Medical education online
A1  - Ibrahim, Nadine I.
A1  - Bohm, Lauren
A1  - Roche, Jessica S.
A1  - Stoddard, Sarah A.
A1  - Quintana, Rebecca M.
A1  - Vetter, Jennifer
A1  - Bennett, Jeffrey
A1  - Costello, Beth
A1  - Carter, Patrick M.
A1  - Cunningham, Rebecca
A1  - Hashikawa, Andrew N.
SP  - e1955646
EP  - e1955646
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-2981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2021.1955646
ID  - ref1
ER  -