Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
J Med Internet Res. 2021 Dec 7;23(12):e21681. doi: 10.2196/21681.
Massive open online course (MOOC) research is an emerging field; to date, most research in this area has focused on participant engagement.
The 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.
We 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.
Of 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.
The 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.
大规模开放在线课程（MOOC）研究是一个新兴领域；迄今为止，该领域的大多数研究都集中在参与者的参与度上。
本研究旨在评估一项名为“理解多发性硬化症（MS）”的 MOOC 在 3518 名国际课程参与者中的参与度以及满意度、适宜性和负担的衡量标准。
我们使用汇总统计数据和双尾 t 检验以及卡方检验，评估了关键结果与参与者教育水平、MS 状况、照顾者状况、性别和年龄之间的关联。
在 3518 名研究参与者中，有 928 人（26.37%）患有 MS。在 2590 名未患有 MS 的参与者中，有 862 人（33.28%）是正式或非正式的照顾者。我们的主要发现如下：研究参与者的课程完成率为 67.17%（2363/3518）；课程受到好评，96.97%（1502/1549）的参与者满意，课程的音调和负担较低（平均每周参与 2.2 小时）；患有 MS 的人比未患有 MS 的人更不可能完成课程；最近被诊断出患有 MS 的人、照顾者和没有接受过大学教育的参与者更有可能通过完成课程来应用所学内容。
“理解 MS MOOC”符合目的；它以参与者易于理解的方式呈现信息，并且在他们的生活中具有适用性。
