Open Online Courses
About Open Online Courses[edit | edit source]
Open online courses are courses running purely in an online environment that have been opened up for anyone to participate in. These online courses are referred to as "open" because:
- the course takes place in an area that is open for anyone to read, reflect and comment upon,
- they are free,
- the content and work done in the course is shared between all people taking the course.
These courses are often referred to as MOOCs - massive open online courses - as they can generate huge participation.
Open Online Courses in Physiopedia[edit | edit source]
Professional Ethics - 2013 (planned again for 2016)[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. The course was a huge success and has provided us with a very workable model for running future MOOCs in Physiopedia.
See the Professional Ethics Course
Read the Professional Ethics Course Report
Physiotherapy Management of Spinal Cord Injuries - 2014[edit | edit source]
In the summer of 2014 Physiopedia ran a MOOC titled 'Physiotherapy management of Spinal Cord Injuries'. It had around 4000 participants and was accredited by the WCPT for 15 IPT-CEUs (International Physical Therapy Continuing Education Units).
See the Physiotherapy Management of Spinal Cord Injuries MOOC
Read the Physiotherapy Management of Spinal Cord Injuries MOOC Report
Lower Limb Amputee rehabilitation - 2015 (planned again for 2017)[edit | edit source]
In the summer of 2015 we ran a MOOC on Lower Limb Amputee Rehabilitation. This course was a workforce training initiative for the International Comittee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Over 7000 participants registered to participate and it was accredited by the WCPT for 24 IPT-CEUs (International Physical Therapy Continuing Education Units).
See the Lower Limb Amputee Rehabilitation course
Future Open Online Courses in Physiopedia
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- Creating and Running an Open Online Course - this course ran at WCPT Congress in May 2015, we will hope set up an online version in the future.
- Professional Ethics (international version) - coming 2016
Run an Open Online Course 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 and professional networks. The collaboration basically runs like this:
- Physiopedia provides all the administration for the course including e-learning development, hosting, promotion, registrations, accreditation, certification etc.
- The partner (university, professional association, clinical network) provides the content and the instructors.
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.