Open Online Courses
Physiopedia ran it's first open online course in collaboration with the University of Western Cape, South Africa in summer 2013. This Professional Ethics Course was a great success and a very workable model for running more open online courses within Physiopedia.
About Open Online Courses[edit | edit source]
Open online courses are courses running purely in an online environement that have been opened up for anyone to participate in. They are often referred to as MOOCS - massive open online courses - as they can generate huge participation. However, mOOCS - mini open online courses - are just as valuable and in some cases the learning experience can be better.
These open online courses are run and facilitated by acredited educational establishments such as universities and colleges. They are either created specifically or they are existing modules that are placed in an online environemnt and opened up for anyone to attend.
mOOCs in Physiopedia[edit | edit source]
In the summer of 2013 Physiopedia, in collaboration with the University of Western Cape in South Africa, ran the worlds first ever physiotherapy or physical therapy mOOC.
See the Professional Ethics Course
Read the Professional Ethics Course Report
The course was a huge success and has provided us with a very workable model for running future mOOCs in Physiopedia.
Future mOOCs in Physiopedia [edit | edit source]
- Physiotherapy Management of Spinal Cord Injuries
- Creating and Running an Open Online Course
- Professional Ethics 2014
Run a mOOC in Physiopedia[edit | edit source]
We now have a very workable model for running more open online courses in Physiopedia in collaboration with educational establishments. If you would like to run a mOOC please contact us by email: [email protected]
We will discuss your ideas with you and collaborate with you to present one of the worlds very first physiotherapy or physical therapy mOOCs - mini open online course.
