UNIVERSITIES ARE NOW offering massive open online courses (MOOCs), which have been
called a “disruptive innovation” in higher education (
,
Miller, 2012, December 12
). MOOCs have been offered in business, education, engineering, genetics, health informatics,
math, medicine, pharmacology, public health, and physiology (
Bellack, 2013
,
The New York Times, 2012, November 2
). To date research measuring the outcomes of MOOCs is scarce; however, early evidence
demonstrates the benefits that MOOCs have for introducing students to the online learning
environment (
- The New York Times
The big three, at a glance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/the-big-three-mooc-providers.html
Date: 2012, November 2
Babson Research Group, 2012
), an idea which formed Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Profession's (CNHP)
mini MOOC initiative. This article provides a course overview, pilot data, and suggestions
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Published online: December 23, 2013
Editor: Karen Goldschmidt MSN, RNIdentification
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