Davidson Patricia M, Lin Christopher Jeremy, Beaman Adam, Jackson Debra, Reynolds Nancy R, Padula William V
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Department of Pharmaceutical & Health Economics, School of Pharmacy, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
J Clin Nurs. 2021 Aug;30(15-16):2366-2372. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15776. Epub 2021 Apr 26.
To assess formative and summative milestones in a digital course and the reach to low- and middle-income countries of a Massive Open Online Course focussing on supporting nurses dealing with an emerging pandemic.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has ravaged the globe and increased the need for timely and accurate information from reliable sources. Access to reliable and accurate information, as well as support, is important in achieving health systems strengthening. Using a Massive Open Online Course format, an educational resource aimed at large-scale interactive participation via the Internet, and participants were engaged in a course focussing on nursing in a time of crisis and involved using social learning principles.
Observational descriptive study.
Routinely collected data were collated during the period of 18 May-18 July 2020 focused on both formative and summative milestones in the course. Data were separated and classified by income in accordance with the publicly accessible 2020 World Bank Open Dataset.
During the 2-month period of observation (18 May-18 July 2020), 10,130 individuals from 156 countries enrolled in the course. More than 51% of participants were Active Learners. Thirty per cent completed over 90% of the course content by the end. There was widespread distribution of learners in low- and middle-income countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America.
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of reliable and valid information sources. The use of Massive Open Online Course format can facilitate dissemination.
In the context of a dynamic global pandemic, leveraging digital resources to allow access to reliable information and resources is important. Incentivising participation through recognition of learning is important. Engaging in a social learning platform also has the power for reflection, promotion of resilience and capacity for health systems strengthening.
评估一门数字课程中的形成性和总结性里程碑，以及一门大规模开放在线课程在低收入和中等收入国家的覆盖范围，该课程专注于支持护士应对新出现的大流行病。
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）肆虐全球，增加了对来自可靠来源的及时准确信息的需求。获取可靠准确的信息以及支持对于加强卫生系统至关重要。采用大规模开放在线课程形式，这是一种旨在通过互联网实现大规模互动参与的教育资源，参与者参与了一门专注于危机时期护理的课程，并运用了社会学习原则。
观察性描述性研究。
在2020年5月18日至7月18日期间整理常规收集的数据，重点关注课程中的形成性和总结性里程碑。数据根据公开可用的2020年世界银行开放数据集按收入进行分类。
在2020年5月/18日至7月18日的2个月观察期内，来自156个国家的10130人注册了该课程。超过51%的参与者为活跃学习者。到课程结束时，30%的参与者完成了超过90%的课程内容。低收入和中等收入国家的学习者广泛分布于亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲。
COVID-19大流行凸显了可靠和有效信息来源的重要性。使用大规模开放在线课程形式可促进信息传播。
在动态的全球大流行背景下，利用数字资源以获取可靠信息和资源很重要。通过认可学习来激励参与很重要。参与社会学习平台也具有促进反思、增强恢复力以及加强卫生系统能力的作用。
