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Pharmaceutical EducationIndian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchVol. 50 | Issue 1 | 2015 | pp. 103–108Open access
An Innovative approach for Pharmacists’ Continue Education: Massive Open Online Courses, A Lesson Learnt
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- 1 College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-XIng Street, 110, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Published in Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Correspondence: Kuang-Yang Hsu
College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-XIng Street, 110, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Email: kyhsu@tmu.edu.tw
Copyright: © 2015 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Jul 16, 2015
- Received:
- Dec 3, 2014
- Accepted:
- Jul 19, 2015
How to cite
Wan, H. T., & Hsu, K. Y. (2015). An Innovative approach for Pharmacists’ Continue Education: Massive Open Online Courses, A Lesson Learnt. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 50(1), 103–108. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.50.1.13
Abstract
Objective: To develop a massive open online course (MOOC) for pharmacists as an innovative continue education. Design: A MOOC titled “Special Topics in Clinical Pharmacy” for pharmacists as a professional continue education program was developed and evaluated. It was implemented with case-based lecture videos and interactive quizzes. Content was delivered in weekly base. A Pre-course survey, a post-course survey, and a learner-driven final assessment were conducted accordingly. Results: The primary outcomes of the MOOCs in effectively engaging learners and motivating targeted learners from massive online learner were assessed. The satisfactory of MOOCs production from learners was evaluated as well. There were 407 participants signed in for this MOOC. 95% of certificate earners were pharmacists. 88% were willing to take the next professional MOOC. MOOCs might be an innovative, effective and efficient approach to deliver professional continue education. The study also shows that more efforts on implementing online communities should be made to engage more learners.
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Article metadata
| Title | An Innovative approach for Pharmacists’ Continue Education: Massive Open Online Courses, A Lesson Learnt |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hsu-Tien Wan; Kuang-Yang Hsu |
| Affiliations | College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-XIng Street, 110, Taipei City, Taiwan. |
| Corresponding author | kyhsu@tmu.edu.tw |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 50, Issue 1 (2015) |
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