%0 Journal Article
%@ 1438-8871
%I JMIR Publications
%V 23
%N 12
%P e21681
%T Evaluating Course Completion, Appropriateness, and Burden in the Understanding Multiple Sclerosis Massive Open Online Course: Cohort Study
%A Claflin,Suzi B
%A Campbell,Julie A
%A Doherty,Kathleen
%A Farrow,Maree
%A Bessing,Barnabas
%A Taylor,Bruce V
%+ Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, 17 Liverpool Street, Hobart, 7000, Australia, 61 0362267728, suzi.claflin@utas.edu.au
%K multiple sclerosis
%K massive open online course
%K health promotion
%K eHealth education
%K mobile phone
%D 2021
%7 7.12.2021
%9 Original Paper
%J J Med Internet Res
%G English
%X Background: Massive open online course (MOOC) research is an emerging field; to date, most research in this area has focused on participant engagement. Objective: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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. 
%M 34878985
%R 10.2196/21681
%U https://www.jmir.org/2021/12/e21681
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/21681
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34878985