Lessons Learned From Producing Guidance Articles and Rapid Massive Open Online Courses During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Primary Care

Razai, Mohammad S; Kankam, Hadyn; Hourston, George; Hoppe, Szymon; Oakeshott, Pippa

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“…Online and blended learning can provide substantial cost savings by reducing the need for travel, per diems, and other related expenses, as well as rapidly increasing the potential number of people that can be trained [ 14 , 15 ]. As online learning is still relatively new for the training of health workers, the modality has received mixed reviews.…”

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Learning From a Massive Open Online COVID-19 Vaccination Training Experience: Survey Study

Goldin¹,

Kong²,

Tokar³

et al. 2021

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background To prepare key stakeholders for the global COVID-19 vaccination rollout, the World Health Organization and partners developed online vaccination training packages. The online course was launched in December 2020 on the OpenWHO learning platform. This paper presents the findings of an evaluation of this course. Objective The aim of this evaluation was to provide insights into user experiences and challenges, measure the impact of the course in terms of knowledge gained, and anticipate potential interest in future online vaccination courses. Methods The primary source of data was the anonymized information on course participants, enrollment, completion, and scores from the OpenWHO platform’s statistical data and metric reporting system. Data from the OpenWHO platform were analyzed from the opening of the courses in mid-December 2020 to mid-April 2021. In addition, a learner feedback survey was sent by email to all course participants to complete within a 3-week period (March 19 to April 9, 2021). The survey was designed to determine the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the training packages and to understand barriers to access. Results During the study period, 53,593 learners enrolled in the course. Of them, 30,034 (56.0%) completed the course, which is substantially higher than the industry benchmark of 5%-10% for a massive open online course (MOOC). Overall, learners averaged 76.5% on the prequiz compared to 85% on the postquiz, resulting in an increase in average score of 9%. A total of 2019 learners from the course participated in the survey. Nearly 98% (n=1647 fully agree, n=308 somewhat agree; N=1986 survey respondents excluding missing values) of respondents fully or somewhat agreed that they had more confidence in their ability to support COVID-19 vaccination following completion of this course. Conclusions The online vaccine training was well received by the target audience, with a measurable impact on knowledge gained. The key benefits of online training were the convenience, self-paced nature, access to downloadable material, and ability to replay material, as well as an increased ability to concentrate. Online training was identified as a timely, cost-effective way of delivering essential training to a large number of people to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccination rollout.

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Learning From a Massive Open Online COVID-19 Vaccination Training Experience: Survey Study

Goldin¹,

Kong²,

Tokar³

et al. 2021

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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“…Systematic reviews and meta-analysis have demonstrated that students and professionals worldwide benefit from learning online, including video teaching and simulations, e-learning, and massive open online courses (MOOCs) [ [3] , [4] , [5] ]. It has been reported in several studies that online teaching can reap better test results than offline teaching [ 3 ].…”

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“…One analysis identified that the changes in anatomy teaching during the pandemic, for example the use of digitized cadaveric resources and 3D anatomy platforms, have presented opportunities to develop new online resources [ 4 ]. The effective use of MOOCs during the pandemic have also proved that online education offers the flexibility to update teaching material based on the changing course of COVID-19 and learners’ needs [ 5 ]. Despite online teaching having some major benefits, the importance of social interactions cannot be underestimated.…”

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A commentary on “The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: Adaptations in medical education”

Naglik

Ravindran

2020

International Journal of Surgery

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Lessons Learned From Producing Guidance Articles and Rapid Massive Open Online Courses During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Primary Care

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Learning From a Massive Open Online COVID-19 Vaccination Training Experience: Survey Study

Learning From a Massive Open Online COVID-19 Vaccination Training Experience: Survey Study

A commentary on “The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: Adaptations in medical education”

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